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δυσωνέω

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Οὔτ' ἐν φθιμένοις οὔτ' ἐν ζωοῖσιν ἀριθμουμένη, χωρὶς δή τινα τῶνδ' ἔχουσα μοῖραν → Neither among the dead nor the living do I count myself, having a lot apart from these

Euripides, Suppliants, 968
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Full diacritics: δῠσωνέω Medium diacritics: δυσωνέω Low diacritics: δυσωνέω Capitals: ΔΥΣΩΝΕΩ
Transliteration A: dysōnéō Transliteration B: dysōneō Transliteration C: dysoneo Beta Code: duswne/w

English (LSJ)

impf.

   A ἐδυσώνουν AP11.169 (Nicarch.):—beat down the price, cheapen, Pl.Com.224:—Med., Arist.Fr.558.

German (Pape)

[Seite 691] schlecht kaufen, bieten; Plat. com. bei Poll. 3, 126; Nicarch. 18 (XI. 169). – Auch med., Arist. bei Ath. VIII, 348 b.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

δυσωνέω: παρατ. ἐδυσώνουν, Ἀνθ. Π. 11. 169·- προσπαθῶ νὰ ὑποβιβάσω τὴν τιμὴν, προσπαθῶ νὰ ἀγοράσω τι εὐθηνότερον, «παζαρεύω», Πλάτ. Κωμ. ἐν Ἀδήλ. 49 (ἴδε Ἑρμηνευτ. τοῦ Πολυδ. Γ' 126).-Μέσ., Ἀριστ. Ἀποσπ. 517.

French (Bailly abrégé)

-ῶ :
1 acheter de mauvaise grâce, marchander;
2 ne pouvoir se décider à acheter en parl. d’un avare;
Moy. δυσωνέομαι-οῦμαι marchander.
Étymologie: δυσώνης.