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κρημνίζω

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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: κρημνίζω Medium diacritics: κρημνίζω Low diacritics: κρημνίζω Capitals: ΚΡΗΜΝΙΖΩ
Transliteration A: krēmnízō Transliteration B: krēmnizō Transliteration C: krimnizo Beta Code: krhmni/zw

English (LSJ)

   A hurl down headlong, κατὰ τοῦ τείχους LXX 2 Ma.6.10: metaph., ἐπὶ ἀτάκτους ἡδονὰς ἑαυτοὺς κ. Plu.2.5b:—Pass., J.BJ2.3.3, Cat.Cod. Astr.8(4).156.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κρημνίζω: ὡς καὶ νῦν, ῥίπτω κατὰ κεφαλῆς, κοιν. «γκρεμίζω», Ἑβδ. (Β΄ Μακκ. Ϛ΄, 10)· μεταφ., κρ. ἑαυτὸν εἰς ἀτάκτους ἡδονὰς Πλούτ. 2. 5Α.

French (Bailly abrégé)

précipiter.
Étymologie: κρημνός.

Greek Monolingual

κρημνίζω (AM)
βλ. γκρεμίζω.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

κρημνίζω: устремлять, бросать (ἑαυτοὺς εἰς или ἐπὶ τὰς ἡδονάς Plut.).