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From LSJ
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
exalt: P. and V. μεγαλύνειν (Eur., Bacchae 320); see exalt.
celebrate in song: P. and V. ὑμνεῖν, ᾄδειν.
exaggerate: P. μεγαλύνειν, τῷ λόγῳ αἴρειν, ἄνω ἐξαίρειν, ἐπὶ τὸ μεῖζον δεινοῦν, P. and V. κοσμεῖν, Ar. and V. πυργοῦν.
