λειόγλωσσος

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οἷς πρόθεσίς ἐστιν ἀδικεῖν, παρ' αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ δικαία ἀπολογία ἰσχύει → not even a just excuse means anything to those bent on injustice | the tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny | any excuse will serve a tyrant

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Transliteration A: leióglōssos Transliteration B: leioglōssos Transliteration C: leioglossos Beta Code: leio/glwssos

English (LSJ)

ον,

   A smooth-tongued, flattering, Sm., Thd.Pr.6.24.

German (Pape)

[Seite 24] glattzüngig, schmeichlerisch, Sp.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

λειόγλωσσος: -ον, ἔχων λείαν γλῶσσαν, κολακευτικός, Σύμμ. Παλ. Διαθ.

Greek Monolingual

λειόγλωσσος, -ον (Α)
αυτός που έχει λεία, αβρή γλώσσα, κολακευτικός.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < λεῖος + -γλωσσος (< γλώσσα), πρβλ. αλλό-γλωσσος, πικρό-γλωσσος].