Παραβολώτερος

rather reckless, more reckless

Translated by David Whitehead13 Apr 2009Vetting: high4 revisions

5 words

[Meaning someone who is] unintelligent.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Παραβολώτερος· ἀνόητος.

Betacode

*parabolw/teros: a)no/htos.

Notes

Comparative degree of the adjective para/bolos (pi 296). It is attested in e.g. Polybius, Josephus, Plutarch, Damascius, and (in the masculine nominative singular as here) John Philoponus.

Linked from1 entry

π297Παραβόλωςboldly, extraordinarilyPolybius [writes]: "and afterwards [sc. Hannibal] boldly confronting so mighty a power."

Neighbouring entries

π296Παράβολοςcrooked π297Παραβόλωςboldly, extraordinarily π298Παραβολώτεροςrather reckless, more reckless π299Παραβραβεύονταunfairly-adjudicating π300Παραβύουσαstuffing in, stopping up, inserting

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14 Aug 2013Revised — David Whitehead
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14 Apr 2009added note, set status — Catharine Roth
13 Apr 2009Translated — David Whitehead