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ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)

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English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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v. trans.

misuse: P. ἀποχρῆσθαι (dat.).

Speak evil of: P. and V. κακῶς λέγειν, διαβάλλειν, λοιδορεῖν (or mid. with dat.), ὑβρίζειν, ὀνειδίζειν (dat.), P. κακίζειν, βασκαίνειν, βλασφημεῖν (εἰς, acc. or κατά, gen.), ἐπηρεάζειν (dat.), Ar. and P. συκοφαντεῖν, V. ἐξονειδίζειν, κακοστομεῖν, δυσφημεῖν, δεννάζειν, δυστομεῖν, κυδάζεσθαι (dat.).

subs.

reproach, insult: P. and V. ὕβρις, ἡ, ὄνειδος, τό, διαβολή, ἡ, P. ἐπήρεια, ἡ, βλασφημία, ἡ, κακηγορία, ἡ, βασκανία, ἡ, Ar. and P. συκοφαντία, ἡ, λοιδορία, ἡ.

mischief, evil: P. and V. κακόν, τό.