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
| Full diacritics: κομβόω | Medium diacritics: κομβόω | Low diacritics: κομβόω | Capitals: ΚΟΜΒΟΩ |
| Transliteration A: kombóō | Transliteration B: komboō | Transliteration C: komvoo | Beta Code: kombo/w |
A bind up, fasten, Gloss.:—Med., gird oneself, Hsch.
κομβόω: «κουμπώνω», Γλωσσ.· κ. τὸ σῶμα Ἐκκλ. ― Μέσ. «κουμπώνομαι». ― Καθ’ Ἡσύχ.: «κουμβώσασθαι· στολίσασθαι»· πρβλ. ἐγκομβύομαι. ΙΙ. παγιδεύω, ἐξαπατῶ, Ἐκκλ.
nouer.
Étymologie: κόμβος.
