δειλαίνω

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ὅτι χρὴ τοῦ μέλιτος ἄκρῳ δακτύλῳ, ἀλλὰ μὴ κοίλῃ χειρὶ γεύεσθαι → that honey should be tasted with the fingertip and not by the handful

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Full diacritics: δειλαίνω Medium diacritics: δειλαίνω Low diacritics: δειλαίνω Capitals: ΔΕΙΛΑΙΝΩ
Transliteration A: deilaínō Transliteration B: deilainō Transliteration C: deilaino Beta Code: deilai/nw

English (LSJ)

   A to be a coward or cowardly, Arist.EN1107a18, 1137a22, Plot.1.4.15:—Med., Luc.Ocyp.153, Pteb.58.27:—Pass., aor.δειλανθείς· κλεφθείς, ἀπατηθείς, Hsch.; δειλάσαι· δειλιάσαι, Id.

German (Pape)

[Seite 536] zagen, feige sein, Arist. Eth. 2, 6. 5, 13 u. Sp., die auch das med. haben, Luc. Ocyp. 153; Aesop.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

δειλαίνω: εἶμαι δειλός, ἄνανδρος, Ἀριστ. Ἠθ. Ν. 2. 6, 19., 5. 9, 16· – ὡσαύτως ὡς ἀποθ., Λουκ. Ὠκυπ. 153.

French (Bailly abrégé)

être peureux, être lâche;
Moy. δειλαίνομαι m. sign.
Étymologie: δειλός.