φιλόκενος

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τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon

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Full diacritics: φῐλόκενος Medium diacritics: φιλόκενος Low diacritics: φιλόκενος Capitals: ΦΙΛΟΚΕΝΟΣ
Transliteration A: philókenos Transliteration B: philokenos Transliteration C: filokenos Beta Code: filo/kenos

English (LSJ)

ον, loving emptiness, στόμα( = ματαιολόγον) Suid.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1280] das Leere liebend, leeren Schein, Prunk liebend, Suid.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

φῐλόκενος: -ον, ὁ φιλῶν τὰ κενά, τὰ μάταια, «φιλόκενον στόμα, ματαιολόγον» Σουΐδ.

Greek Monolingual

-ον, Α
αυτός που έχει την τάση να χρησιμοποιεί λέξεις χωρίς νόημα («φιλόκενον στόμα», λεξ. Σούδα).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < φιλ(ο)- + κενός.