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Headword: Σαλακωνία
Adler number: sigma,45
Translated headword: pretentiousness, snobbishness
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
Bragging beyond what is necessary. Also [sc. attested is the related verb] σαλακωνίσαι , [meaning] to be a braggart.[1] Braggarts are what they used to call liars, and boasters.
Greek Original:
Σαλακωνία: ἀλαζονεία ὑπὲρ τὸ δέον. καὶ σαλακωνίσαι, ἀλαζονεύεσθαι. ἀλαζόνας δὲ ἔλεγον τοὺς ψεύστας, καὶ μεγαλαύχους.
Notes:
Same or similar entry in other lexica; and cf. already sigma 44.
[1] Aorist infinitive(s).
Keywords: daily life; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; ethics; philosophy
Translated by: David Whitehead on 22 February 2004@09:51:51.
Vetted by:
Elizabeth Vandiver (Set status) on 21 September 2004@20:12:51.
David Whitehead (augmented notes) on 22 September 2004@03:25:05.
David Whitehead (augmented note; cosmetics) on 3 May 2011@08:32:50.
David Whitehead (tweaks) on 16 August 2011@06:15:12.
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