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ἀκκώ

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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

Plato, Apology 21d
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Full diacritics: ἀκκώ Medium diacritics: ἀκκώ Low diacritics: ακκώ Capitals: ΑΚΚΩ
Transliteration A: akkṓ Transliteration B: akkō Transliteration C: akko Beta Code: a)kkw/

English (LSJ)

ἡ,

   A bogey, that nurses used to frighten children with, Plu. 2.1040b: acc. to others, vain woman, Zen.1.53.

German (Pape)

[Seite 73] ἡ, ein eitles Weib, od. = μορμώ, ein Gespenst, mit dem Ammen die Kinder schrecken.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀκκώ: ἡ, ὡς τὸ ἀλφιτώ, μορμώ, φάσμα τι ὑποθετικὸβ ἢ φόβητρον, δι’ οὗ αἱ τροφοὶ ἐφόβιζον τὰ παιδία, ἢ κατ’ ἄλλους γύναιον ἐπὶ μωρίᾳ διαβεβοημένον, Ζηνόβ. 1. 53, ἔνθα ἴδε Leutsch.