προσαποξέω

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τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon

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Transliteration A: prosapoxéō Transliteration B: prosapoxeō Transliteration C: prosapokseo Beta Code: prosapoce/w

English (LSJ)

   A erase, expunge as well: metaph., τὴν τυραννοκτονίαν -απέξεσε τῆς πόλεως Lib.Decl.43.45.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

προσαποξέω: ἀποξέω προσέτι, τί τινος Λιβάν. 4. 810.

Greek Monolingual

Α
1. αφαιρώ κάτι με απόξεση
2. μτφ. εξαλείφω κάτι επί πλέον («τὴν τυραννοκτονίαν τῆς πόλεως προσαπέξεσε», Λιβάν.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < προσ- + ἀποξέω «αφαιρώ με απόξεση, αφαιρώ τελείως»].