διαμωκάομαι
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
English (LSJ)
A mock or laugh at, Phld.Rh.2.59S., D.C.59.25, Iamb.VP33.234: abs., Aristaenet.1.27.
German (Pape)
[Seite 591] dep. med., verhöhnen, Iambl. u. a. Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
διαμωκάομαι: ἐμπαίζω, περιγελῶ τινα, Δίων. Κ. 59. 25.
Spanish (DGE)
burlarse de, ridiculizar ῥητορικήν Phld.Rh.2.59, αὐτήν (τὴν βουλήν) D.C.59.25.4, διασύροντες καὶ διαμωκώμενοι ... αὐτούς Aristox.Fr.31, τὰ λεγόμενα Chrys.M.60.131, ἡμᾶς Chrys.M.63.122, cf. Iren.Lugd.Haer.4.20.12, glos. a διαμυλλαίνειν Hsch.
•abs. adoptar un aire burlón Aristaenet.1.27.34
•en v. act. Et.Gud.402.1S.
