ἰξεύω

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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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Full diacritics: ἰξεύω Medium diacritics: ἰξεύω Low diacritics: ιξεύω Capitals: ΙΞΕΥΩ
Transliteration A: ixeúō Transliteration B: ixeuō Transliteration C: ikseyo Beta Code: i)ceu/w

English (LSJ)

(ἰξός)

   A catch by birdlime, Artem.2.19, EM471.53:—Med., Poll.7.135.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1255] Vögel fangen mit Leimruthen, Poll. 7, 135 u. a. Sp., auch übtr.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἰξεύω: (ἰξὸς) συλλαμβάνου διὰ τοῦ ἰξοῦ, Ἰω. Χρυσ., Ἐτυμολ. Μ. 471. 53. ― Μέσ., Πολυδ. Ζ΄, 135.

French (Bailly abrégé)

prendre des oiseaux à la glu.
Étymologie: ἰξός.

Greek Monolingual

ἰξεύω) ιξός
1. πιάνω πουλιά με ιξόβεργα
2. (γενικώς) συλλαμβάνω, πιάνω
νεοελλ.
αλείφω με κόλλα ιξού.