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καταστύφω

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Γελᾷ δ' ὁ μωρός, κἄν τι μὴ γέλοιον ᾖ → The fool laughs even when there's nothing to laugh at

Menander
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Transliteration A: katastýphō Transliteration B: katastyphō Transliteration C: katastyfo Beta Code: katastu/fw

English (LSJ)

[ῡ],

   A astringe: metaph. in Pass., of a person, αὐστηρὸς καὶ κατεστυμμένος Men.Rh.p.389S.; τὸ κατεστ. sourness, harshness, Plu.Cat.Mi.46.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1383] herb machen; pass. übertr., τοῦ Κάτωνος τὸ αὐστηρὸν καὶ κατεστυμμένον, das herbe, finstere Wesen, Plut. Cat. min. 46.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

καταστύφω: ῠ, κάμνω τι στυφὸν ἢ ὄξινον, αὐστηρὸς καὶ κατεστυμμένος Walz Ρήτ. 9. 248· τὸ κατεστυμμένον, αὐστηρότης, τὸ στυφόν· τοῦ Κάτωνος τὸ αὐστηρὸν καὶ κατεστυμμένον ὁρῶντες Πλουτ. Κάτων Νεώτ. 46· καταπυκνῶ, διὸ ὁ Ἡσύχ. «κατέστυγεν, ἐσάρκωσεν».