φενακίζω
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
English (LSJ)
A play the φέναξ, cheat, lie, Theopomp.Com.8, Ar.Pl.271; of the deceptive appearance of certain unripe figs, S.Fr.731; with neut. Adj., ταῦτ' ἄρ' ἐφενάκιζες σύ Ar.Ach.90, cf. D.19.66, Hyp. Ath.2: abs., φ. ἀτηρῶς Phld.Mus.p.104K. 2 trans., cheat, trick, τινα Ar.Pax 1087 (hex.), D.2.7, Men.Sam.100; ὧν πεφενάκικε τὴν πόλιν (by attraction for ἅ) D.19.72:—Pass., to be cheated, Id.6.29; οἷ' ἐφενακιζόμην ὑπ' αὐτοῦ Ar.Ra.921.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1261] 1) betrügen, täuschen, hintergehen; τινά, Ar. Pax 1053 u. öfter; u. pass., Ran. 919; πεφενάκικέν τινα Dem. 2, 7; παρακρούσεοθαι καὶ φενακιεῖν ὑμᾶς 32, 31, u. öfter, u. Sp., wie Luc. u. Plut. – 2) erlügen, fälschlich vorgeben, verfälschen, τί; Ar. Ach. 90; τίς ὁ ταῦτα φενακίσας Dem. 19, 66.
