Ask at the forum if you have an Ancient or Modern Greek query!

ἐκχαυνόω

From LSJ
Revision as of 09:32, 5 August 2017 by Spiros (talk | contribs) (6_2)

Δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσωGive me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth.

Archimedes
Click links below for lookup in third sources:
Full diacritics: ἐκχαυνόω Medium diacritics: ἐκχαυνόω Low diacritics: εκχαυνόω Capitals: ΕΚΧΑΥΝΟΩ
Transliteration A: ekchaunóō Transliteration B: ekchaunoō Transliteration C: ekchavnoo Beta Code: e)kxauno/w

English (LSJ)

   A puff up, make vain and arrogant, ἐκ δὲ παίδων χαύνοις φρένας Alc.51; [πόλιν] ἐκχαυνῶν λόγοις E.Supp.412, cf. Phld.Lib. p.32 O.; ἐ. τὸν πολὺν ὄχλον to make them gape and stare, Hp.Art.42.

German (Pape)

[Seite 787] aufblähen, aufgeblasen, übermüthig machen; λόγοις Eur. Suppl. 412; τὸν ὄχλον, den großen Haufen täuschen und für sich gewinnen, Hippocr.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐκχαυνόω: μεταίρω, καθιστῶ τινα ἀλαζόνα, πόλιν ἐκχαυνῶν λόγοις Εὐρ. Ἱκ. 412· ἐκχ. τὸν πολὺν ὄχλον, κάμνω αὐτὸν νὰ χάσκῃ, Ἱππ. π. Ἄρθρ. 808.