ἀστέϊσμα
From LSJ
Τούτῳ τῷ λόγῳ χρήσαιτο ἄν τις ἐπ' ἐκείνων τῶν ἀνθρώπων οἳ παραδόξως ἀλαζονεύονται, μηδὲ τὰ κοινὰ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἐπιτελεῖν δυνάμενοι → One would use this fable for those who give themselves unreasonable airs, but can't handle everyday life (Aesop 40)
English (LSJ)
ατος, τό, A witticism, Tz.H.4.780.
German (Pape)
[Seite 375] τό, Scherz, Sp.
Spanish (DGE)
-ματος, τό
plu. ocurrencias, ingeniosidades πηγὴ τοῖς ἀρχαίοις ὁ ποιητὴς οὐ σπουδαίων μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ ὅσα ἐν ἀστεΐσμασι Eust.630.1, τοῖς ἀστεΐσμασι τὸ σκυθρωπὸν ἐλάσω Tz.H.4.779.
Greek Monolingual
ἀστέϊσμα, το (Μ) αστεΐζομαι
ευφυολόγημα, πνευματώδης λόγος.
