κομψεύω
κομψ-εύω,
A). refine upon,
κόμψευέ νυν τὴν δόξαν aye,
quibble on the word
δόξα (referring to the previous line),
S. Ant. 324 :—mostly in Med.,
to be smart, ingenious,
ἥδεσθαι κομψευόμενος to be fond
of clever inventions,
Hp. Art. 70 (glossed
πανουργευόμενος,
Erot.);
ὁ τοῦτο κομψευσάμενος he who
invented this
subtlety,
Pl. R. 489b ;
πρέπει .. σοφιστῇ τὰ τοιαῦτα κομψεύεσθαι Id. La. 197d ;
κ. ὡς ..
Id. R. 436d : pf. Pass. in med. sense,
αὐτὸ τοῦτο καὶ κεκόμψευται he
has advanced this
dainty paradox,
Id. Phdr. 227c ;
οἱ τὰ πολιτικὰ κεκομψευμένοι Ph. 1.448 .
2). Pass., of things,
προσαγώγιον κεκομψευμένον neatly made,
Pl. Phlb. 56c ;
ὁ λόγος ὑπὸ τῶν τοιούτων κεκόμψευται σχημάτων D.H. Isoc. 14 .
ShortDef
to refine upon, quibble upon
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Headword (normalized):
κομψεύω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
κομψευω
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">κομψ-εύω</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">refine upon</span>, <span class="foreign greek">κόμψευέ νυν τὴν δόξαν</span> aye, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">quibble on</span> the word <span class="foreign greek">δόξα</span> (referring to the previous line), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:324" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:324/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 324 </a>:—mostly in Med., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be smart, ingenious</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ἥδεσθαι κομψευόμενος</span> to be fond <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">of clever inventions</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:70" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:70/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Art.</span> 70 </a> (glossed <span class="foreign greek">πανουργευόμενος</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Erot.</span></span>); <span class="foreign greek">ὁ τοῦτο κομψευσάμενος</span> he who <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">invented</span> this <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">subtlety</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:489b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:489b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 489b </a>; <span class="quote greek">πρέπει .. σοφιστῇ τὰ τοιαῦτα κομψεύεσθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg019:197d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg019:197d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">La.</span> 197d </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">κ. ὡς</span> .. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:436d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:436d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 436d </a>: pf. Pass. in med. sense, <span class="foreign greek">αὐτὸ τοῦτο καὶ κεκόμψευται</span> he <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">has advanced</span> this <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dainty paradox</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:227c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:227c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phdr.</span> 227c </a>; <span class="quote greek">οἱ τὰ πολιτικὰ κεκομψευμένοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1:448" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1.448/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 1.448 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> Pass., of things, <span class="foreign greek">προσαγώγιον κεκομψευμένον</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">neatly made</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg010:56c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg010:56c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phlb.</span> 56c </a>; <span class="quote greek">ὁ λόγος ὑπὸ τῶν τοιούτων κεκόμψευται σχημάτων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg004:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg004:14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Isoc.</span> 14 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}