Μαγγανευτής

imposter

Translated by Catharine Roth2 Oct 2005Vetting: high3 revisions

13 words

[Meaning] one who mixes things of all kinds with a view to quackery.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μαγγανευτής· ὁ μιγνὺς παντοδαπὰ πρὸς φενακισμόν.

Betacode

*magganeuth/s: o( mignu\s pantodapa\ pro\s fenakismo/n.

Notes

From Photius lambda8 Theodoridis.
The noun is late and (very) rare, but cf. generally mu 4, mu 5.

Linked from1 entry

μ4Μαγγανείαtrickery[Meaning] sorcery. "He fell into a grievous disease as a result of trickery and punished many who had been arrested for this." Procopius [writes]: "and she had constrained her husband with many kinds of trickery."

Neighbouring entries

μ1Μάby μ2Μαγγάναwine-cask μ3Μαγγανευτήςimposter μ4Μαγγανείαtrickery μ5Μάγγανονpotion, philtre

Revision history3 revisions · last 24 Apr 2013

24 Apr 2013Revised — David Whitehead
19 Jun 2011tweak — David Whitehead
2 Oct 2005augmented notes — David Whitehead
2 Oct 2005Translated — Catharine Roth