α1058Ἀλαζών
boaster, imposter
[Meaning] a wanderer. So Alkaios [sc. uses the word]. But Plato [says] a)lazo/nes meaning liars. Or a)lazw/n, [meaning] one who boasts and holds an opinion of himself greater than he deserves. "But he used to vaunt…
Ἀλαζών· ὁ ἀλώμενος. οὕτως Ἀλκαῖος. Πλάτων δὲ ἀλαζόσιν, ἀντὶ τοῦ ψεύσταις. ἢ Ἀλαζών, ὁ μείζονα τῆς ἑαυτοῦ ἀξίας κομπάζων καὶ φρονῶν. ὁ δὲ πρὸς ἕκαστον τῶν προσιόντων ἠλαζονεύετο,…
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