ἐγχλοάω

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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: ἐγχλοάω Medium diacritics: ἐγχλοάω Low diacritics: εγχλοάω Capitals: ΕΓΧΛΟΑΩ
Transliteration A: enchloáō Transliteration B: enchloaō Transliteration C: egchloao Beta Code: e)gxloa/w

English (LSJ)

   A to be of a greenish hue, Nic.Th.154.    II ἐγχλοᾶσθαι· ἐμφῦναι, Hsch.

German (Pape)

[Seite 713] grüngelblich sein, Nic. Th. 154.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐγχλοάω: ἔχω χρῶμα πρασινωπόν, Νικ. Θ. 154. Καθ’ Ἡσύχ. «ἐγχλοᾶσθαι· ἐμφῦναι».