κομπάζω
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
English (LSJ)
fut. -άσομαι B.7.42:—
A = κομπέω, boast, brag, A.Th.436, Ag.1671, etc.; κ. μέγα S.Aj.1122; μάτην E.Hipp.978; κ. ἐπί τινι speak big against... A.Th.480 (but also, boast of... Phld.Rh.1.24 S.): c. acc., κ. λόγον speak big words, A.Ag.1400, etc.; κ. γέρας boast one's office, Id.Eu.209; οὐ πατρῴαν τὴν τέχνην ἐκόμπασας S.El.1500: c. inf., boast that... A.Ag.1130, E.Ba.340; κ. ὡς . . X.Oec.10.3, Plu. Crass.18:—Pass., to be made a boast of, be renowned, οὕνεκ' ὄλβου E.HF64; φόβος . . κομπάζεται fear is loudly spoken, A.Th.500; τίνος δὲ . . παῖς πατρὸς κομπάζεται; of what father is he said to be the son? E.Alc.497.—Rare in early Prose, Lys.6.18,48, X.Smp.4.19, Oec. l.c. II = κομπέω 1.2, ring a jar to test its soundness, PLond. ined.2327 (iii B.C.). III ἐκομπάσθη· ἠπατήθη, εἰς ὄγκον διετέθη, Hsch., cf. Suid.
