κομψός
Περὶ τοῦ ἐπέκεινα τοῦ νοῦ κατὰ μὲν νόησιν πολλὰ λέγεται, θεωρεῖται δὲ ἀνοησίᾳ κρείττονι νοήσεως → On the subject of that which is beyond intellect, many statements are made on the basis of intellection, but it may be immediately cognised only by means of a non-intellection superior to intellection
English (LSJ)
ή, όν,
A nice, refined, gentlemanly, ἐσμὲν ἅπαντα κομψοὶ ἄνδρες we are perfect gentlemen, Eup.159, cf. Ar.V.1317; κ. ἐν συνουσίᾳ Id.Nu.649; τὸ θῆλυ τοὺς πόδας ἔχει κομψοτέρους more delicate, finer, Arist.Phgn.809b9. 2 smart, clever, ingenious, of persons or their words and acts, ὁ πρῶτος εὑρὼν κ. ἦν τραγήματα Alex.185; κ. θεαταί Cratin.169, cf. 307; Θηραμένης ὁ κ. Ar.Ra.967; Σικελὸς κ. ἀνήρ Timocr.6, cf. Pl.Grg.493a; κ. περί τι clever about... Id.R.495d (Sup.), Cra.405d; of a dog's instinct, κ. τὸ πάθος αὐτοῦ τῆς φύσεως Id.R.376a; μὰ γῆν... μὴ 'γὼ νόημα κομψότερον ἤκουσά πω a more ingenious device... Ar.Av.195; τὸ πρᾶγμα κ. [ἐστι] Id.Th.93, cf. 460 (lyr., Comp.), Dionys.Com.3.1; esp. in a sneering sense, over-ingenious, κομψός γ' ὁ κῆρυξ καὶ παρεργάτης λόγων E.Supp.426; τρίβων γὰρ εἶ τὰ κομψά versed in subtleties, Id.Rh.625; μή μοι τὰ κομψὰ ποικίλοι γενοίατο, ἀλλ' ὧν πόλει δεῖ Id.Fr.16; τὸ κ. refinement, subtlety, Arist.Pol.1265a12; τῶν ἰατρῶν ὅσοι κ. ἢ περίεργοι Id.Resp.480b27; κ. σοφίσματα E.Fr. 188.5; τοῦτ' ἔχει -ότατον this is the subtlest part of it, Pl.Tht.171a; κομψότερος . . ὁ λόγος ἢ κατ' ἐμέ too subtle for me, Id.Cra.429d:—but in Pl. and Arist., usu. clever, esp. skilful in technique, with at most a slight irony (κομψοὺς Πλάτων οὐ τοὺς πανούργους, ἀλλὰ τοὺς βελτίστους Moer.p.206 P.). 3 more generally, nice, good, pleasant, πάντων δὲ κομψότατον τὸ τῆς πόας Pl.Phdr.230c; τὰ κ. ταῦτα χλανίσκια that nice suit of yours, Aeschin.1.131. II Adv. -ψῶς cleverly, Ar.Ach.1016 (lyr.), Pl.Cra.399a, etc.: Comp. -οτέρως Isoc. 15.195; κ. ἔχειν to be well, 'nicely' in health, PPar.18.3 (ii B.C.), cf. PLond. ined.2126 (ii/iii A.D.), etc.; κομψότερον σχεῖν to get better in health, Ev.Jo.4.52, cf. Arr.Epict.3.10.13, POxy.935.5 (iii A.D.): Sup. -ότατα nicely, Ar.Lys.89; λέγεσθαι κομψότατα most cleverly, Pl.Tht.202d.— Chiefly found in Att. Com. and Prose; Trag. only in E. (Orig. sense uncertain; = στρεβλός, Erot. (citing Euripides); = στρογγύλος, Hsch.)
