Θωπικαί

disposed to flattery

Translated by Ryan Stone26 Feb 2008Vetting: high2 revisions

2 notes · 21 words
[Meaning] disposed to fawning. "And you are quite disposed to flattery."1
Also [sc. attested is the adverb] qwpikw=s ["flatteringly"], [meaning] fawningly.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Θωπικαί· κολακευτικαί. καὶ ἐστὲ θωπικαὶ φύσει. καὶ Θωπικῶς, κολακευτικῶς.

Betacode
*qwpikai/: kolakeutikai/. kai\ e)ste\ qwpikai\ fu/sei. kai\ *qwpikw=s, kolakeutikw=s.

Notes (2)

  1. The headword, extracted from the quotation given, is feminine nominative plural of this adjective. For related words see theta 431, theta 432, theta 433, theta 434.
  2. 1Aristophanes, Lysistrata 1037, with scholion. ↩
  3. 2Rare; attested, outside lexicography, only in Christian writings. ↩

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θ433Θωπεύειflattersθ434Θωπείαflatteryθ435Θωπικαίdisposed to flatteryθ436Θωρακεῖονbreastwork, parapetθ437Θωρακείοιςbreastworks, parapets
Revision history2 revisions · last 4 Jan 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  3. Translated — Ryan Stone

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