Εἰκοτολογῆσαι
to infer from probabilities
Translated by Catharine Roth22 Aug 2005Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to speak from guesswork.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Εἰκοτολογῆσαι· ἐστοχασμένως εἰπεῖν.
Betacode
*ei)kotologh=sai: e)stoxasme/nws ei)pei=n.
Notes
- Same entry in other lexica. The headword (presumably quoted from somewhere) is aorist infinitive of the verb
ei)kotologe/w . Outside of lexicography, the only pre-Suda attestation is in Philo of Alexandria, Legatio ad Gaium 58.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 5 Apr 2018
- expanded note — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented and modified note — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth