Ὅμηρον ἐξ Ὁμήρου σαφηνίζειν → explain Homer from Homer, explain Homer with Homer
dullness: P. and V. ἀμαθία, ἡ, P. βλακεία, ἡ, νώθεια, ἡ.
hesitation, hanging back: P. and V. ὄκνος, ὁ.