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παραπειράομαι

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Γελᾷ δ' ὁ μωρός, κἄν τι μὴ γέλοιον ᾖ → The fool laughs even when there's nothing to laugh at

Menander
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Full diacritics: παραπειράομαι Medium diacritics: παραπειράομαι Low diacritics: παραπειράομαι Capitals: ΠΑΡΑΠΕΙΡΑΟΜΑΙ
Transliteration A: parapeiráomai Transliteration B: parapeiraomai Transliteration C: parapeiraomai Beta Code: parapeira/omai

English (LSJ)

   A make trial of one, so as to ascertain his will, π. Διός, εἰ . . Pi.O.8.3.

German (Pape)

[Seite 493] einen leichten Versuch machen, Διός, Pind. Ol. 8, 3.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

παραπειράομαι: μέλλ. -άσομαι, ἀποθ., ἀποπειρῶμαι, δοκιμάζω τινὰ ὅπως βεβαιωθῶ περὶ τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ, π. Διός, εἰ .. Πινδ. Ο. 8. 4.

English (Slater)

παραπειράομαι
   1make test of c. gen., Οὐλυμπία ἵνα μάντιες ἄνδρες ἐμπύροις τεκμαιρόμενοι παραπειρῶνται Διὸς ἀργικεραύνου, εἴ τιν' ἔχει λόγον ἀνθρώπων πέρι (O. 8.3)