εἰρωνεία
εἰρων-εία,
ἡ,
A). dissimulation, i.e.
ignorance purposely affected to provoke or confoun danantagonist, a mode of argument used by Socrates against the Sophists,
Pl. R. 337a , cf.
Arist. EN 1124b30 ,
Cic. Acad. 2.5.15 : generally,
mock-modesty, opp.
ἀλαζονεία,
Arist. EN 1108a22 ;
sarcasm,
Hermog. Id. 2.8 , al.;
understatement,
Phld. Lib. p.130 .
II). pretence, assumption, when a person at first appears willing, but then draws back,
D. 4.7 ;
τὴν ἡμετέραν βραδυτῆτα καὶ εἰρωνείαν ib.
37 .
III). generally,
dissembling,
Ph. 1.345 (pl.), al.
2). pretext, PSI 5.452.23 (iv A.D.).
ShortDef
dissimulation
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Headword (normalized):
εἰρωνεία
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ειρωνεια
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-31227
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">εἰρων-εία</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dissimulation</span>, i.e. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ignorance purposely affected</span> to provoke or confoun danantagonist, a mode of argument used by Socrates against the Sophists, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:337a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:337a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 337a </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1124b:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1124b.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> 1124b30 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0474.phi045.perseus-lat1:2:5:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:latinLit:phi0474.phi045.perseus-lat1:2:5:15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Acad.</span> 2.5.15 </a>: generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mock-modesty</span>, opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἀλαζονεία</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1108a:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1108a.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> 1108a22 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sarcasm</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0592.tlg004:2:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0592.tlg004:2.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hermog.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Id.</span> 2.8 </a>, al.; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">understatement</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg271:p.130" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg271:p.130/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lib.</span> p.130 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pretence, assumption</span>, when a person at first appears willing, but then draws back, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg004.perseus-grc1:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg004.perseus-grc1:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 4.7 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τὴν ἡμετέραν βραδυτῆτα καὶ εἰρωνείαν</span> ib. <span class="bibl"> 37 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dissembling</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1:345" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1.345/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 1.345 </a> (pl.), al. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pretext</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PSI</span> 5.452.23 </span> (iv A.D.).</div> </div><br><br>'}