η220Ἠλιθιάζω
I act idly
[Meaning] I act senselessly, I act foolishly, I pretend to be stupid; for stones [lithoi] [are] senseless, and hence [comes the adjective] h)li/qios ["stupid"]; meaning I act without sense. And [there is] a proverb:…
Ἠλιθιάζω· ἀναισθητῶ, μωραίνω, προσποιοῦμαι ἠλίθιος εἶναι· ἀναίσθητοι γὰρ οἱ λίθοι, ἀφ' οὗ καὶ τὸ ἠλίθιος· ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀνοηταίνω. καὶ παροιμία· Ἠλιθιώτερος τοῦ Πραξίλλης Ἀδώνιδος, ἐπὶ…