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σκορδινάομαι

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Ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι → I seem, then, in just this little thing to be wiser than this man at any rate, that what I do not know I do not think I know either

Plato, Apology 21d
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Transliteration A: skordináomai Transliteration B: skordinaomai Transliteration C: skordinaomai Beta Code: skordina/omai

English (LSJ)

Ion. σκορδῐν-έομαι, Med.,

   A stretch one's limbs, yawn, gape, properly of men or dogs half roused from sleep, Hp.Superf. 20, cf. Poll.5.168; hence also of a person tired or bored, στένω, κέχηνα, σκορδινῶμαι Ar.Ach.30; σ. καὶ δυσφορεῖς Id.Ra.922, cf. V. 642.