μετακρούω
κινδυνεύει μὲν γὰρ ἡμῶν οὐδέτερος οὐδὲν καλὸν κἀγαθὸν εἰδέναι, ἀλλ᾽ οὗτος μὲν οἴεταί τι εἰδέναι οὐκ εἰδώς, ἐγὼ δέ, ὥσπερ οὖν οὐκ οἶδα, οὐδὲ οἴομαι· ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι. → for neither of us appears to know anything great and good; but he fancies he knows something, although he knows nothing; whereas I, as I do not know anything, so I do not fancy I do. In this trifling particular, then, I appear to be wiser than he, because I do not fancy I know what I do not know.
English (LSJ)
A push into another position (sc. τὴν ναῦν): metaph., change one's opinion, v. l. in Plu.2.1069c.
German (Pape)
[Seite 148] (s. κρούω), zurückstoßen, Sp. (abs., sc. τὴν ναῦν), übertr., seine Meinung ändern, Plut. adv. Stoic. 22.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
μετακρούω: ὠθῶ εἰς ἄλλην θέσιν (ἐξυπακ. τὴν ναῦν)· μεταφ., μεταβάλλω γνώμην, Πλούτ. 2. 1069C.
French (Bailly abrégé)
(s.e. τὴν ναῦν) pousser le navire en arrière, virer de bord ; fig. changer d’avis.
Étymologie: μετά, κρούω.
