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παραπειράομαι

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Ἓν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα → I know only one thing, that I know nothing | all I know is that I know nothing.

Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Philosophers, Book 2 sec. 32.
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Full diacritics: παραπειράομαι Medium diacritics: παραπειράομαι Low diacritics: παραπειράομαι Capitals: ΠΑΡΑΠΕΙΡΑΟΜΑΙ
Transliteration A: parapeiráomai Transliteration B: parapeiraomai Transliteration C: parapeiraomai Beta Code: parapeira/omai

English (LSJ)

   A make trial of one, so as to ascertain his will, π. Διός, εἰ . . Pi.O.8.3.

German (Pape)

[Seite 493] einen leichten Versuch machen, Διός, Pind. Ol. 8, 3.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

παραπειράομαι: μέλλ. -άσομαι, ἀποθ., ἀποπειρῶμαι, δοκιμάζω τινὰ ὅπως βεβαιωθῶ περὶ τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ, π. Διός, εἰ .. Πινδ. Ο. 8. 4.

English (Slater)

παραπειράομαι
   1 make test of c. gen., Οὐλυμπία ἵνα μάντιες ἄνδρες ἐμπύροις τεκμαιρόμενοι παραπειρῶνται Διὸς ἀργικεραύνου, εἴ τιν' ἔχει λόγον ἀνθρώπων πέρι (O. 8.3)