self-importance
From LSJ
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
Translations
hinese Mandarin: 自視過高, 自视过高, 妄自尊大; Finnish: itsetärkeys; German: Selbstgefälligkeit, Aufgeblasenheit; Hungarian: beképzeltség; Irish: mórchúis, postúlacht; Maori: whakaī, whakakake; Norwegian Bokmål: selvhøytidelighet; Portuguese: soberba; Russian: важность, напыщенность, надменность, самомнение
