compliment
From LSJ
κρατίστην εἶναι δημοκρατίαν τὴν μήτε πλουσίους ἄγαν μήτε πένητας ἔχουσαν πολίτας → the best democracy is that in which the citizens are neither very rich nor very poor (Thales/Plutarch)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
this is a great compliment to you, athenians: ὃ καὶ μέγιστόν ἐστι καθ' ὑμῶν ἐγκώμιον, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι (Dem. 68).
verb transitive
praise: P. and V. ἐπαινέω, ἐπαινεῖν, P. ἐγκωμιάζειν; see praise.
compliment on: P. and V. εὐδαιμονίζειν (τινά τινος), Ar. and P. μακαρίζειν (τινά τινος).
