ψελλίζω
ψελλίζω,(
ψελλός)
A). falter in speech, speak inarticulately, like a child,
ψ. καὶ τραυλίζουσι Arist. HA 536b8 :—so in Med.,
Pl. Grg. 485b ,
485c ;
ψελλίζονται καὶ τραυλίζουσι (
-ονται Bonitz),
τοῦτο δ’ ἐστὶν ἔνδεια τῶν γραμμάτων Arist. PA 660a26 ;
ψελλιζόμενος τὴν Ἑλλάδα φωνήν Hld. 8.15 : metaph., of Empedocles and the early philosophers,
speak indistinctly, ἃ ψελλίζεται λέγων Ἐμπεδοκλῆς Arist. Metaph. 985a5 ;
ψελλιζομένῃ ἔοικεν ἡ πρώτη φιλοσοφία περὶ πάντων ib.
993a15 ; of metals,
hesitate to alloy,
Id. GC 328b9 :— Act. is later in this sense, used of Aristotle,
Phld. Rh. 2.51S.
ShortDef
to falter in speech, speak inarticulately
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Headword (normalized):
ψελλίζω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ψελλιζω
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ψελλίζω</span>,(<span class="etym greek">ψελλός</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">falter in speech, speak inarticulately,</span> like a child, <span class="quote greek">ψ. καὶ τραυλίζουσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:536b:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:536b.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 536b8 </a> :—so in Med., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:485b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:485b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Grg.</span> 485b </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:485c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:485c/canonical-url/"> 485c </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ψελλίζονται καὶ τραυλίζουσι </span>(<span class="foreign greek">-ονται</span> Bonitz), <span class="quote greek">τοῦτο δ’ ἐστὶν ἔνδεια τῶν γραμμάτων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:660a:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:660a.26/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PA</span> 660a26 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ψελλιζόμενος τὴν Ἑλλάδα φωνήν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0658.tlg001:8:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0658.tlg001:8.15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hld.</span> 8.15 </a> : metaph., of Empedocles and the early philosophers, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">speak indistinctly,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἃ ψελλίζεται λέγων Ἐμπεδοκλῆς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:985a:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:985a.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Metaph.</span> 985a5 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ψελλιζομένῃ ἔοικεν ἡ πρώτη φιλοσοφία περὶ πάντων</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:993a:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:993a.15/canonical-url/"> 993a15 </a>; of metals, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hesitate</span> to alloy, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg013:328b:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg013:328b.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">GC</span> 328b9 </a>:— Act. is later in this sense, used of Aristotle, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 2.51S. </span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="foreign greek">ψελλιζόμενος ἐς τὰ πολεμικά,</span> of a boy soldier, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg004:19:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg004:19.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Her.</span> 19.2 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}