drivel

From LSJ

ὥστε πλείους ἢ χιλίας ἱεροδούλους ἐκέκτητο ἑταίρας → it owned more than a thousand temple-slaves, courtesans

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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verb intransitive

P. κορυζᾶν (Plato).

talk nonsense: P. and V. ληρεῖν, Ar. and P. φλυαρεῖν (also Ar.).

substantive

Ar. and P. λῆρος, ὁ, φλυαρία, ἡ, P. ληρήματα, τά; see nonsense.