ληρέω
τὸ βέλτερον κακοῦ καὶ τὸ δίμοιρον αἰνῶ, καὶ δίκᾳ δίκας ἕπεσθαι, ξὺν εὐχαῖς ἐμαῖς, λυτηρίοις μηχαναῖς θεοῦ πάρα → I approve the better kind of evil, the two-thirds kind, and that, in accordance with my prayers, through contrivances bringing salvation at the god’s hand
English (LSJ)
(λῆρος A)
A to be foolish or silly, speak or act foolishly, S.Tr.435, Ar.Eq.536, al., Pl.Tht. 152b, etc.; ξυνθιασώτης τοῦ ληρεῖν Ar.Pl.508; περί τινος Isoc.12.11, 33; λῆρον ληρεῖς Ar.Pl.517; ληρεῖς ἔχων (v. ἔχω B. IV. 2) Id.Ra.512, cf. Pl.Grg.497b: c. acc., μὴ ληρήσῃς τὸν ἐκτιναγμόν σου PFay.114. 21 (i A.D.). 2 of a sick person, to be delirious, Hp.Epid.1.26.γ.
German (Pape)
[Seite 40] schwatzen, viel u. thöricht, albern reden; τὸ γὰρ νοσοῦντι ληρεῖν ἀνδρὸς οὐχὶ σώφρονος Soph. Tr. 435; Ar. Equ. 536 Ran. 923 u. öfter; εἰκὸς σοφὸν ἄνδρα μὴ ληρεῖν Plat. Theaet. 152 a; ληρεῖ καὶ μαίνεται Lys. 205 a; Folgde. Ueber ληρεῖς ἔχων s. ἔχω.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ληρέω: (λῆρος) εἶμαι ἀνόητος, μωρός, ὁμιλῶ ἢ φέρομαι ἀνοήτως, φλυαρῶ, Λατ. nugari. Σοφ. Τρ. 435, Ἀριστοφ. Ἱππ. 536, κ. ἀλλ., Πλάτ. Θεαίτ. 152Β, κτλ.· περί τινος Ἰσοκρ. 235Β, 239D· λῆρον ληρεῖν Ἀριστοφ. Πλ. 517· περὶ τοῦ ληρεῖς ἔχων, ἴδε ἔχω Β. IV. 2, καὶ πρβλ. συνθιασώτης. 2) ἐπὶ νοσοῦντος ἀνθρώπου, παραληρῶ, παραλαλῶ, Ἱππ. Ἐπιδ. 1. 974.
