Ῥησικοπεῖν
to be a phrase-monger
Translated by Catharine Roth6 Sep 2010Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to use claptrap.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ῥησικοπεῖν· δημηγορεῖν.
Betacode
*(rhsikopei=n: dhmhgorei=n.
Notes
- = Photius rho100 Theodoridis.
As Adler notes (and Theodoridis agrees), the entry is probably generated by Polybius 12.25i.9 Büttner-Wobst, where the headword infinitive occurs -- albeit not in the sense glossed here -- in Polybius' critique of Timaeus [tau 600, tau 602].
For the glossing verbdhmhgore/w in this disparaging sense, see LSJ s.v., II.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 28 Oct 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- deleted link — Catharine Roth
- tweaked tr; expanded note; another keyword — David Whitehead
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth