Κρημνοκοπεῖν
to make big talk
Translated by Catharine Roth26 Jan 2001Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to boast, to brag;1 to use grand diction.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κρημνοκοπεῖν· κομπάζειν, ἀλαζονεύεσθαι· μεγάλας λέξεις ποιεῖν.
Betacode
*krhmnokopei=n: kompa/zein, a)lazoneu/esqai: mega/las le/ceis poiei=n.
Notes (1)
- Probably a comic coinage; cf. kappa 2390.