σφαδᾴζω
κινδυνεύει μὲν γὰρ ἡμῶν οὐδέτερος οὐδὲν καλὸν κἀγαθὸν εἰδέναι, ἀλλ᾽ οὗτος μὲν οἴεταί τι εἰδέναι οὐκ εἰδώς, ἐγὼ δέ, ὥσπερ οὖν οὐκ οἶδα, οὐδὲ οἴομαι· ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι. → for neither of us appears to know anything great and good; but he fancies he knows something, although he knows nothing; whereas I, as I do not know anything, so I do not fancy I do. In this trifling particular, then, I appear to be wiser than he, because I do not fancy I know what I do not know.
English (LSJ)
A toss the body about, struggle, of unbroken horses, A. Pers.194; εἰκὸς σφαδᾴζειν ἦν ἄν, ὡς νεόζυγα πῶλον E.Fr.821.3, cf. 1020; σὺ δὲ σ., πῶλος ὢς εὐφορβίᾳ S.Fr.848; of a woman, to be restless, Hp.Mul.1.38, cf. Philostr.Jun.Im.16; ἐσφάδαζον· διηπόρουν, ἐφρόντιζον, Hsch.; of young children, κλαίει τε καὶ κινεῖται πλημμελῶς, ὥσπερ σφαδᾴζοντα Gal.6.43; struggle in death, Plu.Ant.76; of wounded horses, X.Cyr.7.1.37; of a dying fish, Plb.34.3.5, Ath.7.283c. 2 chafe, be strongly moved or excited, Plu.2.10c,550e; ἐπὶ τὴν μάχην Id.Caes.42; πρὸς τὸν ἀγῶνα Id.Phil.6; πρὸς δόξαν Id.2.1100a; ὑπὲρ κτημάτων Id.Ages.35; ὡς ἐπὶ . . συμφορᾷ Ph.2.37, cf. 396,451; ἀλόγως σφαδᾴζεις Id.1.145, cf. 460 (dub. l.).--Hdn.Gr.2.929 prescribes the form σφαδάιζω (σφαδᾴζω), cf. σφαδᾳσμός, and v. ματᾴζω, τερᾴζω; σφαδάιζω is written in POxy.1381.99.
