Λακωνισμός
From LSJ
Δύο γὰρ, ἐπιστήμη τε καὶ δόξα, ὧν τὸ μὲν ἐπίστασθαι ποιέει, τὸ δὲ ἀγνοεῖν → Two different things are science and belief: the one brings knowledge, the other ignorance
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A imitation of Lacedaemonian manners, esp. of their short and pointed way of talking, Cic.Fam. 11.25.2. II acting in the Lacedaemonian interest, X.HG4.4.15, 7.1.46.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
Λᾰκωνισμός: ὁ, μίμησης τοῦ τρόπου τῶν Λακεδαιμονίων, ἰδίως τῆς βραχυλογίας αὐτῶν καὶ τῶν ἐπιτυχῶν ἀποκρίσεων, Κικ. Fam 11. 25, 2. ΙΙ. τὸ φρονεῖν τὰ τῶν Λακεδαιμονίων, συμπαθεῖν πρὸς αὐτούς, βαρὺ ἔγκλημα ἐν Ἀθήναις, Ξεν. Ἑλλ. 4. 4, 15., 7. 1. 46.
