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sponge

From LSJ

Ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι → I seem, then, in just this little thing to be wiser than this man at any rate, that what I do not know I do not think I know either

Plato, Apology 21d

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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substantive

Ar. and P. σπογγιά, ἡ, Ar. and V. σπόγγος, ὁ.

verb transitive

Ar. and P. σπογγίζειν.

sponge upon, Met.: P. and V. ὑποτρέχειν (acc.), ὑπέρχεσθαι (acc.).