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ἀδολεσχέω

From LSJ

Ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι → I seem, then, in just this little thing to be wiser than this man at any rate, that what I do not know I do not think I know either

Plato, Apology 21d
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Full diacritics: ἀδολεσχέω Medium diacritics: ἀδολεσχέω Low diacritics: αδολεσχέω Capitals: ΑΔΟΛΕΣΧΕΩ
Transliteration A: adoleschéō Transliteration B: adolescheō Transliteration C: adolescheo Beta Code: a)dolesxe/w

English (LSJ)

[ᾱ],
A talk idly, prate, Eup.353, Pl.Phd. 70c, X.Oec. 11.3, etc.; ἱκανῶς ἡμῖν ἠδολεσχήσθω ἐπὶ τοῦ πάροντος Epicur.Nat. 28.13.
II generally, talk, LXX Ps.68(69).12.
III meditate, ib. Ge.24.63, Ps.118(119).15, al.

Spanish (DGE)

1 hablar por pasar el rato, charlar peyor. de los filósofos o sofistas, Eup.388, Alex.185, Pl.Phd.70c, Erx.392d, Amat.132b, X.Oec.11.3, D.6.32, 50.2, Arist.SE 165b15, Epicur.Nat.28.13.13.1, 9
murmurar κατ' ἐμοῦ LXX Ps.68.13.
2 meditar consigo mismo, recapacitar abs., LXX Ps.76.7, ἐν ταῖς ἐντολαῖς σου LXX Ps.118.15, ἐξῆλθεν Ισαακ ἀδολεσχῆσαι εἰς τὸ πεδίον LXX Ge.24.63.
3 entretenerse, ocuparse, aplicarse ἄρχεται ὁ νοῦς ... ἀδολεσχεῖν εἰς τὸν πλησίον Dor.Ab.Doct.69, cf. 126.

German (Pape)

[Seite 36] schwatzen, ungehöriges Zeug reden, Plat. Phaed. 70 c; την ἄλλως ἀδ. Dem. 6, 32; neben φλυαρῶ Luc. Ver. hist. 2, 27. Von

French (Bailly abrégé)

ἀδολεσχῶ :
bavarder.
Étymologie: ἀδολέσχης.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἀδολεσχέω: (ᾱ) болтать, пустословить Xen., Plat., Dem., Luc.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀδολεσχέω: [ᾱ] μέλλ. -ήσω, = ἀργολογῶ, ληρῶ, φλυαρῶ, Εὔπολ. Ἄδηλ. 11, Πλάτ. Φαίδων 70C, Ξεν. Οἰκ. 11, 3, κτλ. ― Ρηματ. ἐπίθ. -ητέον, Κλήμ. Ἀλ. 203.

Greek Monotonic

ἀδολεσχέω: [ᾱ], μέλ. -ήσω, ματαιολογώ, φλυαρώ, σε Πλάτ., Ξεν.

Middle Liddell

[from ἀδολέσχης
to talk idly, prate, Plat., Xen.