Στενολέσχης

quibbler

Translated by Catharine Roth27 Mar 2014Vetting: high3 revisions

13 words

[Meaning a] subtle talker. Also [sc. attested us] stenolesxi/a ["quibbling"], [meaning] the same.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Στενολέσχης· λεπτολόγος. καὶ Στενολεσχία, τὸ αὐτό.

Betacode

*stenole/sxhs: leptolo/gos. kai\ *stenolesxi/a, to\ au)to/.

Notes

Similarly in other lexica; references at Photius sigma526, where Theodoridis notes instances of stenolesxi/a in Cyril of Alexandria.
To describe 'quibbler' and 'quibbling' as 'the same' results from a rather clumsy amalgamation of these two elements.
cf. sigma 1038.

Linked from1 entry

σ1038Στενολεσχεῖν περὶ καπνοῦto quibble about smokeThe [verb that means] to talk subtly: for smoke [is] thin and weak. The [verb] stenolesxei=n is taken from the [adjective] steno/n ["narrow"].

Neighbouring entries

σ1037Στενοκωκύτους τρίχαςnarrow-screamed hair σ1038Στενολεσχεῖν περὶ καπνοῦto quibble about smoke σ1039Στενολέσχηςquibbler σ1040Στενόχωροςstrait, narrows, difficulty σ1041Στενωπόςnarrow passage, strait, defile

Revision history3 revisions · last 28 Mar 2014

28 Mar 2014cosmetics — David Whitehead
27 Mar 2014expanded note — Catharine Roth
27 Mar 2014another note; more keywords; tweaking; raised status — David Whitehead
27 Mar 2014Translated — Catharine Roth