κενοδοξώ

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αἵ τε γὰρ συμφοραὶ ποιοῦσι μακρολόγους → For, in addition, our misfortunes make us long-winded (Appian, Libyca 389.3)

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Greek Monolingual

(Α κενοδοξῶ, -έω) κενόδοξος
νεοελλ.-μσν.
1. είμαι ματαιόδοξος, ματαιοδοξώ
2. επαίρομαι, μεγαλαυχώ
μσν.
περιφρονώ
αρχ.
έχω μάταιη πεποίθηση («περὶ δὲ τὰς ἀνωφελεῑς εὑρησιλογίας κενοδοξοῡντες», Πολ.).