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καταγλυκαίνω

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Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλοςLife is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.

Democritus, DK 68b22
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Transliteration A: kataglykaínō Transliteration B: kataglykainō Transliteration C: kataglykaino Beta Code: kataglukai/nw

English (LSJ)

   A sweeten, Gal.14.753:—metaph. in Med., ἐν ἐννέ' ἂν Χορδαῖς κατεγλυκάνατο Chionid.4.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1342] sehr süß machen, versüßen, Sp.; τὴν ἀκοήν, das Ohr kitzeln, dem Ohre schmeicheln. – Auch med., ἐν ἐννέ' ἂν χορδαῖς κατεγλυκάνατο Chionids bei Ath. XIV, 638 e.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

καταγλῠκαίνω: κάμνω τι λίαν γλυκύ, Γαλην. τ. 14. σ. 753, 13· μεταφ., ποιητῶν μέτρῳ καὶ μύθῳ καταγλυκαινόντων τὴν ἀκοὴν Ἐκκλ.· οὕτως ἐν τῷ μέσ. τύπῳ, ταῦτ’ οὐ μὰ τὸν Δία Γνήσιππος οὐδὲ Κλεομένης ἐν ἐννέ’ ἂν χορδαῖς κατεγλυκήνατο Χιωνίδης ἐν «Πτωχοῖς» 1.