ὀξύμωρος

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Οὔτ' ἐν φθιμένοις οὔτ' ἐν ζωοῖσιν ἀριθμουμένη, χωρὶς δή τινα τῶνδ' ἔχουσα μοῖραν → Neither among the dead nor the living do I count myself, having a lot apart from these

Euripides, Suppliants, 968
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Full diacritics: ὀξῠμωρος Medium diacritics: ὀξύμωρος Low diacritics: οξύμωρος Capitals: ΟΞΥΜΩΡΟΣ
Transliteration A: oxýmōros Transliteration B: oxymōros Transliteration C: oksymoros Beta Code: o)cu/mwros

English (LSJ)

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   A pointedly foolish : τὸ ὀξύμωρον a witty saying, the more pointed from being paradoxical or seemingly absurd, such as insaniens sapientia, strenua inertia, splendide mendax, Serv.ad Verg.A.7.295, etc.

German (Pape)

[Seite 353] spitzdumm, τὸ ὀξύμωρον, ein spitzfindiger, witziger Gedanke, dessen Ausdruck beim ersten Anblick einfältig erscheint, bes. die witzige Verbindung zweier sich scheinbar widersprechender Begriffe, wie concordia discors u. a., Gramm. u. Rhett.