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12 entries for
yesterday-talking
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324
Χθεσιφωνῶν
yesterday-talking
[Meaning] bad-mouthing.
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323
Χθές
yesterday
… by. Note that Plato has "I went down" first and
"yesterday"
second. The Theologian had
"yesterday"
to catch the eye, and then "on the bright day of lights" parenthetically. Therefore each had a preference, …
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325
Χθιζοί
yesterday's men
… useless. Also [sc. attested is the form] xqizino/s, [also meaning]
yesterday's.
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2537
Ἄνθρωπος λυπησιλόγος
a man who gives pain by talking
… means he who is paining those nearby because of his
talking.
Cratinus [sc. uses the phrase].
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ε
3503
Εὐθύγλωττος
straight-talking
"He was also straight-talking beyond what was necessary". Meaning true.
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3521
Εὐθυρρήμων
straight-talking
[Meaning] truth-speaking. Also [sc. attested is] a verb eu)qurhmonw= ["I am a straight-talker"]. When Aristophanes says to\ dei=na ["such-and-such"], he avoids saying directly that what is about to be said is distasteful, so that …
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156
Χαίρειν
let him say goodbye to talking rubbish
[Meaning] let him blush at
talking
nonsense. Also [sc. attested is] "to rejoice", [meaning] to moan, to groan.
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2263
Ἀνέμῳ διαλέγῃ
you are talking to a wind
[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those who are not heard. [Another] proverb [is]: "directions of winds"; "for locals know best not only the directions of the winds, according to the proverb, but …
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4228
Ἀστεϊζόμενος
talking wittily
[Meaning one who is] showing off, making a display of himself, cleverly inventing. Also [sc. attested is] a)stei+smo/s, the [noun that means] to act as a fellow citizen.
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αι
41
Αἰγιαλῷ λαλεῖς
you are talking to a beach
[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to the inaudible. Also 'you are conversing with a wind." Likewise in reference to the inaudible.
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929
Ἐμματάζων
talking foolishly
[Meaning he] speaking idly.
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621
Καταληρῶ
I overcome by talking
[Used] with a genitive.
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