καλλωπίζω — Middle Liddell

καλλωπίζω καλλ-ωπίζω, ὤψ properly, to make the face beautiful; hence, to beautify, embellish, Plat.:—Pass., κεκαλλωπισμέναι τὸ χρῶμα, i. e. painted, Xen. Mid. to adorn oneself, make oneself fine or smart, Plat.: metaph. to pride oneself in or on a thing, τινι or ἐπί τινι Plat.:—absol. to make a display, shew off, of a horse, Xen. to be coy, play the prude, τινι or πρός τινα towards another, Plat.; c. inf., κ. παραιτεῖσθαι to affect to deprecate, Plut.

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to make the face beautiful

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καλλωπίζω

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καλλωπίζω

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καλλωπιζω

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16560

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n16576

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kallwpi/zw

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