ἐποποῖ

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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: ἐποποῖ Medium diacritics: ἐποποῖ Low diacritics: εποποί Capitals: ΕΠΟΠΟΙ
Transliteration A: epopoî Transliteration B: epopoi Transliteration C: epopoi Beta Code: e)popoi=

English (LSJ)

a cry to mimic that of the hoopoe (ἔποψ), Ar.Av.58.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1008] (ἔποψ), Ruf des Wiedehopfs, Ar. Av. 227, nach dem Schol. ἐποποί zu schreiben.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐποποῖ: κραυγὴ κατ’ ἀπομίμησιν τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ ἔποπος, Ἀριστοφ. Ὄρν. 58.

French (Bailly abrégé)

interj.
cri de la huppe.
Étymologie: ἔποψ.

Greek Monolingual

ἐποποῑ (Α) έποψ
κραυγή κατ’ απομίμηση της φωνής του έποπος, του τσαλαπετεινού («οὐκ ἀντὶ τοῡ παιδὸς σ’ ἐχρῆν ἐποποῑ καλεῑν», Αριστοφ.).

Greek Monotonic

ἐποποῖ: κραυγή κατ' απομίμηση της φωνής του τσαλαπετεινού (ἔποψ), σε Αριστοφ.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἐποποῖ: ἔποψ interj. подражание крику удода Arph.

Middle Liddell


a cry to mimic that of the hoopoe (ἔποψ), Ar.