κατατριακοντουτίζω

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Τούτῳ τῷ λόγῳ χρήσαιτο ἄν τις ἐπ' ἐκείνων τῶν ἀνθρώπων οἳ παραδόξως ἀλαζονεύονται, μηδὲ τὰ κοινὰ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἐπιτελεῖν δυνάμενοι → One would use this fable for those who give themselves unreasonable airs, but can't handle everyday life (Aesop 40)

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Com. word in Ar.Eq.1391, alluding to the σπονδαὶ τριακοντούτιδες, personified upon the stage as courtesans, with an obscene pun upon ἀκοντίζω (i.e. περαίνω).