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εἴρων
εἴρωνωνοςm dissemblerref. to one who pretends ignorance or innocence, makes excuses, or is hypocritical, disingenuous or mock-modestAr. Arist. Thphr.

ShortDef

a dissembler, one who says less than he thinks

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Headword:
εἴρων
Headword (normalized):
εἴρων
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ειρων
IDX:
11143
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-11144
Key:
εἴρων

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