Φιλοκομπῶν
boast-loving, fond of boasting
Translated by Catharine Roth29 Dec 2010Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning someone] talking big, one who exalts himself.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φιλοκομπῶν· μεγαλορρημονῶν, ὁ ἑαυτὸν ὑψῶν.
Betacode
*filokompw=n: megalorrhmonw=n, o( e(auto\n u(yw=n.
Notes
- Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius phi184 Theodoridis. The headword -- present participle, masculine nominative singular, of
filokompe/w -- must be quoted from somewhere but is not independently attested.
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Revision history2 revisions · last 11 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note; tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth