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πολυγνώμων

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Ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι → I seem, then, in just this little thing to be wiser than this man at any rate, that what I do not know I do not think I know either

Plato, Apology 21d
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Full diacritics: πολῠγνώμων Medium diacritics: πολυγνώμων Low diacritics: πολυγνώμων Capitals: ΠΟΛΥΓΝΩΜΩΝ
Transliteration A: polygnṓmōn Transliteration B: polygnōmōn Transliteration C: polygnomon Beta Code: polugnw/mwn

English (LSJ)

ον, gen. ονος,

   A very sagacious, Pl.Phdr.275a, D.C.76.16 (v.l. πολῠ-γνωμος); sententious, Philostr.VS1.16.4. Adv. -μόνως Poll.4.23.

German (Pape)

[Seite 661] von vieler Einsicht, sehr klug, Plat. Phaedr. 275 a.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

πολυγνώμων: -ον, πολὺ εὐφυής, περίνους, συνετός, Πλάτ. Φαῖδρ. 275Α, Δίων Κ. 76. 10· ὁ πλήρης γνωμικῶν, Φιλόστρ. 502. Ἐπίρρ. -μόνως, συνετῶς, Πολυδ. Β΄, 23.