μεμπτός
κινδυνεύει μὲν γὰρ ἡμῶν οὐδέτερος οὐδὲν καλὸν κἀγαθὸν εἰδέναι, ἀλλ᾽ οὗτος μὲν οἴεταί τι εἰδέναι οὐκ εἰδώς, ἐγὼ δέ, ὥσπερ οὖν οὐκ οἶδα, οὐδὲ οἴομαι· ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι. → for neither of us appears to know anything great and good; but he fancies he knows something, although he knows nothing; whereas I, as I do not know anything, so I do not fancy I do. In this trifling particular, then, I appear to be wiser than he, because I do not fancy I know what I do not know.
English (LSJ)
ή, όν,
A blameworthy, E.Hel.462, Phld.Oec.p.70 J.: Comp. μεμπτότερος Th.2.61: mostly with a neg., Pi.Fr.220, S.OC1036, Th.3.57, etc.; οὐ μ. not contemptible, Id.6.13, Pl.Tht.187c; in a question, Hdt.7.48. Adv., οὐδὲ τῶν ξένων μεμπτῶς μαχεσαμένων Plu.Cleom.28. II Act., throwing blame upon, τινι S.Tr.446, where μεμπτός is fem.
