κατασμικρύνω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">lessen, abridge</b>, τὴν τοῦ λόγου σεμνότητα <span class="bibl">Demetr.<span class="title">Eloc.</span>44</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Luc. <span class="title">Gall.</span>14</span>, <span class="bibl">Porph.<span class="title">Sent.</span>40</span>:—Pass., <b class="b2">to be made small</b>, <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">2 Ki.</span>7.19</span>; <b class="b2">become less</b>, <span class="bibl">Marcellin.<span class="title">Puls.</span>310</span>: metaph., <span class="bibl">M.Ant.8.36</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> = [[κατασμικρίζω]], <b class="b2">belittle</b>, -<b class="b3">σμικρῦναι καὶ διαφαυλίσαι</b> Hierocl.<span class="bibl">p.59</span> A., cf. <span class="bibl">Max.Tyr.22.2</span>, <span class="bibl">Ath.8.359a</span>, <span class="bibl">Simp.<span class="title">in Epict.</span> p.102</span> D. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> = [[κατακερματίζω, εἰς λεπτὰ καὶ ἀγεννῆ μόρια]] Max. Tyr.<span class="bibl">34.1</span> (Pass.).</span>