κ2407Κρητίζειν
to Cretanise, to play the Cretan, to speak like a Cretan
[Meaning] to lie/play false. For when the distribution of the bronze from the booty was entrusted to Idomeneus, he chose the best for himself. And [there is] another proverb: "to speak Cretan to Cretans". Since they are…
Κρητίζειν· τὸ ψεύδεσθαι. Ἰδομενεὺς γὰρ ἐπιτραπεὶς τὸν ἀπὸ τῶν λαφύρων χαλκὸν διανεῖμαι τὸν ἄριστον αὑτῷ ἐξείλετο. καὶ ἑτέρα παροιμία· Κρητίζειν πρὸς Κρῆτας. ἐπειδὴ ψεῦσται καὶ…