ἐλευθεροστομέω

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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

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Full diacritics: ἐλευθεροστομέω Medium diacritics: ἐλευθεροστομέω Low diacritics: ελευθεροστομέω Capitals: ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣΤΟΜΕΩ
Transliteration A: eleutherostoméō Transliteration B: eleutherostomeō Transliteration C: eleftherostomeo Beta Code: e)leuqerostome/w

English (LSJ)

   A to be free of speech, A.Pr.182 (lyr.), E.Andr.153; in later Prose, Ph.1.474, al.