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ἐκκαλαμάομαι

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Ἓν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα → I know only one thing, that I know nothing | all I know is that I know nothing.

Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Philosophers, Book 2 sec. 32.
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Full diacritics: ἐκκᾰλᾰμάομαι Medium diacritics: ἐκκαλαμάομαι Low diacritics: εκκαλαμάομαι Capitals: ΕΚΚΑΛΑΜΑΟΜΑΙ
Transliteration A: ekkalamáomai Transliteration B: ekkalamaomai Transliteration C: ekkalamaomai Beta Code: e)kkalama/omai

English (LSJ)

   A pull out with a καλάμη, fish out: hence metaph., wheedle out, Ar.V.609.

German (Pape)

[Seite 761] med., mit der Angel herausholen, übertr., Ar. Vesp. 609.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐκκᾰλᾰμάομαι: ἀποθ., ἀπὸ τῶν διὰ καλάμου τοὺς ἰχθῦς ἀγρευόντων, ἁλιεύω, ψαρεύω, Ἀριστοφ. Σφ. 609.

French (Bailly abrégé)

-ῶμαι;
pêcher (comme) à la ligne.
Étymologie: ἐκ, κάλαμος.

Spanish (DGE)

(ἐκκᾰλᾰμάομαι)
pescar con caña, cóm. fig. pescar, sacar τῇ γλώττῃ <τὸ> τριώβολον Ar.V.609.