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ὑποψάθυρος

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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: ὑποψάθῠρος Medium diacritics: ὑποψάθυρος Low diacritics: υποψάθυρος Capitals: ΥΠΟΨΑΘΥΡΟΣ
Transliteration A: hypopsáthyros Transliteration B: hypopsathyros Transliteration C: ypopsathyros Beta Code: u(poya/quros

English (LSJ)

[ᾰ], ον,

   A somewhat crumbling or friable, διαχωρήματα Hp.Prorrh.1.116 (codd. and Gal.), cf. Coac.598 (ὑποχωρ-ψάφαρον codd.).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ὑποψάθῠρος: [ᾰ], -ον, μετρίως ψαθυρός, Ἱππ. Κωακ. Προγν. 218, πρβλ. Προρρ. 77· διάφορ. γραφ. ὑποψάφαρος, ἴδε Foës. Oec.

Greek Monolingual

-ον, Α
λίγο χαλαρός, λίγο μαλακός.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ὑπ(ο)- + ψαθυρός «εύθραστος, ευδιάλυτος»].