τολυπεύω

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Οὐπώποτ' ἐζήλωσα πολυτελῆ νεκρόν → Numquam probarim sumptuosum mortuum → Nie preis ich einen Toten selbst im Prachtgewand

Menander, Monostichoi, 411
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Full diacritics: τολυπεύω Medium diacritics: τολυπεύω Low diacritics: τολυπεύω Capitals: ΤΟΛΥΠΕΥΩ
Transliteration A: tolypeúō Transliteration B: tolypeuō Transliteration C: tolypeyo Beta Code: tolupeu/w

English (LSJ)

   A wind off carded wool into a clew for spinning, Ar.Lys.587 (anap.).    II metaph., wind off, achieve, accomplish, ἐγὼ δὲ δόλους τολυπεύω, of Penelope's web (with a play on the literal sense), Od.19.137; ἐπεὶ πόλεμον τολύπευσε 1.238, 4.490, al.; Φρῃξὶν πένθος τ. work them grief, E.Rh.744 (anap.); δόμον τ. finish building it, AP9.655; λίθον . . ἐκ θεμέθλων Arch.Anz.31.149 (Nicopolis).    2 endure, ἐς γῆρας τ. ἀργαλέους πολέμους Il.14.86; ὁπόσα τολύπευσε σὺν αὐτῷ καὶ πάθεν ἄλγεα 24.7. (Poet. word, v. l. in J.AJ17.1.2 for πολιτεύω.)