ἐμπειράζω
From LSJ
τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
English (LSJ)
A to make an attempt on, c. gen. rei, v.l. for ἀπο-, Plb. 15.35.5.
German (Pape)
[Seite 811] einen Versuch machen, erproben, τινός, ἐνεπείρασε Pol. 15, 35, 5.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐμπειράζω: δοκιμάζω τι, μετὰ γεν. πράγμ., Πολύβ. 15. 35, 5.
Greek Monolingual
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἐμπειράζω: пытаться овладеть (τῶν τῆς Λιβύης Polyb. - v. l. πειράζω).
