Scaife ATLAS

κομψεύωvb quibbletalk glibly aboutsthg.S. mid.freq. iron. or pejor.make a cleversubtle pointPl.subtly point outw.compl.cl.that sthg. is the casePl. mid.dress up, gloss overwicked behaviourE. pass.of a toolbe ingeniously devisedPl.

ShortDef

to refine upon, quibble upon

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Headword:

κομψεύω

Headword (normalized):

κομψεύω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

κομψευω

IDX:

23207

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-23208

Key:

κομψεύω

Data

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