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Δίκαιος ἐὰν ᾖς, πανταχοῦ τῷ τρόπῳ χρήσῃ νόμῳ († λαληθήσῃ) → Si iustus es pro lege tibi mores erunt → Bist du gerecht, ist dein Charakter dir Gesetz (wirst du in aller Munde sein)

Menander, Monostichoi, 135

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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.