ἀλαζών: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[ᾰλ], όνος, ὁ, ἡ, (ἄλη) prop. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">wanderer about country, vagrant</b>, Alc. Com.<span class="bibl">31</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">charlatan, quack</b>, esp. of Sophists, <span class="bibl">Cratin.380</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>102</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Chrm.</span>173c</span>, al. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">braggart, boaster</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>2.2.12</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1127a21</span>; title of play by Men. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> Adj., <b class="b2">boastful, pretentious</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.12</span>; ἀ. λόγοι <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>560c</span>: Comp. -έστερος Suid. s.v. [[εἴρων]]: Sup., <b class="b3">ἡδονὴ ἀλαζονίστατον</b> <b class="b2">most shameless</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl. <span class="title">Phlb.</span>65c</span>. Adv. Sup. -έστατα, δρω-ν <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>4.29</span>.</span>