Ὑποκουρίζω

I coax, I serenade

Translated by Ioannis Doukas20 Mar 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

3 words

[Meaning] I flatter.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑποκουρίζω· κολακεύω.

Betacode

*(upokouri/zw: kolakeu/w.

Notes

The headword verb (a dialectal variant of the verb in upsilon 510, upsilon 516 and upsilon 517), is not otherwise attested in the active voice. In the middle voice it occurs in Pindar, Pythian Odes 3.19, e)speri/ais u(pokouri/zesqai a)oidai=s (girls singing on the evening of a friend's marriage).

Linked from1 entry

υ516Ὑποκορίζεταιglosses over[Meaning he/she/it] flatters, pretends. "He was rather ready for [sc. using] censure. Hence he often collided with many people, not willing to gloss over their wickedness."

Neighbouring entries

υ517Ὑποκοριζόμενοιnicknaming υ518Ὑποκοριστικόνdiminutive υ519ὙποκουρίζωI coax, I serenade υ520Ὑπόκωφοςhard of hearing, somewhat deaf υ521Ὑπὸ κρασίνbeneath heads

Revision history3 revisions · last 12 Dec 2022

12 Dec 2022expanded note — Catharine Roth
28 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
20 Mar 2008tweaked and augmented note; more keywords — David Whitehead
20 Mar 2008Translated — Ioannis Doukas