κεπφόω
From LSJ
ἐὰν ἐκπέσῃ τὸ σιδήριον καὶ αὐτὸς πρόσωπον ἐτάραξεν καὶ δυνάμεις δυναμώσει καὶ περισσεία τοῦ ἀνδρείου σοφία (Ecclesiastes 10:10, LXX version) → If the iron axe fails, and the man has furrowed his brow, he will gather his strength, and the redoubling of his manly vigor will be the wise thing.
English (LSJ)
ensnare like a κέπφος:—hence in Pass., to be easily cajoled, LXXPr.7.22; become feather-brained, Cic.Att.13.40.2.
French (Bailly abrégé)
-ῶ :
troubler l'esprit ; Pass. se laisser troubler, agir comme un sot.
Étymologie: κέπφος.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κεπφόω: ἐξαπατῶ, παγιδεύω εὐκόλως τινὰ ὡς κέπφος, Ἐπιφάν. τ. 1, σ. 234C· ― Παθ., εὐκόλως ἐξαπατῶμαι, Ἑβδ. (Παροιμ. 7. 22), Κικ. π. Ἀττ. 13. 40.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
κεπφόω: морочить, обманывать Cic.
