πλεονασμός
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A superabundance, excess, ὑγρότητος, τῶν μερῶν, Arist.GA780a20, 770b28, cf. Chrysipp.Stoic.3.114, 130, Porph.Antr.11; πλεονασμοὶ λαλιᾶς Plu.2.650e. b surplus, PRyl.213.82 (pl., ii A. D.), Sammelb. 4296.7 (iv A. D.), etc. 2 usury, LXXLe.25.37, Critodem. in Cat.Cod.Astr.8(1).260, etc. 3 Rhet. and Gramm., use of redundant words, D.H.Dem.58, A.D.Synt.267.14, al. b lengthening of clauses, opp. μείωσις, D.H.Comp.7. 4 repetition, Timae.71 (pl.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 630] ὁ, Ueberfluß, Uebermaaß, Sp.; bes. Uebertreibung, Vergrößerung in der Erzählung, Pol. 12, 24, 1. 15, 36, 3; Plut. u. Sp. – Bei den Gramm. das Hinzufügen eines überflüssigen, nichts bedeutenden Wortes, eine bei den alten Gramm. häufige Erklärungsweise.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
πλεονασμός: ὁ, τὸ πλεονάζειν, περισσεύειν, περίσσευμα, τὸ πλέον τοῦ δέοντος, τῶν μερῶν Ἀριστ. π. Ζ. Γεν. 4. 4, 14, πλεονασμοὶ λαλιᾶς Πλούτ. 2. 650F· ― παρὰ τοῖς Ἑβδ. (Λευϊτ. ΚΕ΄, 37, κτλ.), τόκος. β) παρὰ τοῖς Γραμμ., ἡ χρῆσις περιττῶν λέξεων, Διον. Ἁλ. π. Δημ. 58, Ἀπολλών. π. Συντάξ. 264. ΙΙ. μεγαλοποίησις, ὑπερβολή, Πολύβ. 12. 24, 1, κτλ.
