ποππυσμός
From LSJ
τὸ ἀγαθὸν αἱρετόν· τὸ δ' αἱρετὸν ἀρεστόν· τὸ δ' ἀρεστὸν ἐπαινετόν· τὸ δ' ἐπαινετὸν καλόν → what is good is chosen, what is chosen is approved, what is approved is admired, what is admired is beautiful
English (LSJ)
ὁ, = foreg., X.Eq.9.10, Plu.2.713b (pl.), Poll.1.210, v.l. in D.H.Comp.14;
A σιγμοῖς καὶ π. Nicom.Harm.6, cf. PMag.Leid.W.1.37; of applause, Plu. 2.545c : Lat. poppysmus, of the sound made on seeing lightning, Plin. HN28.25 (pl.); ὁ ἱερακοπρόσωπος κορκόδειλος . . τὸν θεὸν ἀσπάζεται τῷ π. PMag.Leid.W.2.1.
German (Pape)
[Seite 682] ὁ, = πόππυσμα; τῷ ποππυσμῷ μὲν πραΰνεσθαι τοὺς ἵππους, κλωσμῷ δὲ ἐγείρεσθαι, Xen. Hipp. 9, 10; Plut. Symp. 7, 8, 4.
French (Bailly abrégé)
οῦ (ὁ) :
1 appel de la langue pour flatter un cheval;
2 une sorte de sifflement.
Étymologie: ποππύζω.
