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ἀδο-λέσχης

adolesches

idle talker

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What it meant — LSJ

1. ἀδολέσχης · adoleschēs

ἀδολέσχης [m.] ‘idle talker’ (Ar.). «ἢ» «VAR On ἃ see Bjérck 1950: 142, 41. DER Later ἀδόλεσχος; thence ἀδολεσχία, -Ew, -ἰκός. eETYM Perhaps from "ἀαδο-λέσχης to ἀαδεῖν' ὀχλεῖν (H.), with λέσχη as a second member in the sense of ‘conversation’, and a first member "ἀ-σραδ- (see » ἀνδάνω, » ἡδύς; cf. Schulze 1892: 452f. Quite uncertain. See DELG for more details. — [Beekes, s.v. ἀδολέσχης, p. 69]

2. ἀδολέσχης · adoleschēs

ἀδολέσχης, τοῦ : m. « bavard, beau parleur, fastidieux » {ef. P. Steinmetz, Theophrasi Charaktere 2,53 sq.) ; le terme est attesté chez les comiques, à propos des sophistes où de Socrate, cf. Eup. fr. 352, Ar. Nu. 1485, etc. ; et chez Platon, cf. R. 488 e, à côté de uetewpooxéroc, PI. 299 b, comme épithète de σοφιστής, Tht. 195 b (ef. sous Et.), etc. Selon un procédé dont il existe d’autres exemples (cf. les … — [Chantraine, s.v. ἀδολέσχης, p. 34]

3. ἀδολέσχης · adoleschēs

ἀδολέσχης m. “Schwätzer, Plauderer’, vgl. Björck Alpha impurum 142, 41 (alte Kom., Pl. usw.), auch (spät) ἀδόλεσχος. Davon ἀδολεσχία, -ἔω, -ıxög. Vielleicht mit verbalem Vorderglied aus *dado-Atoyns zu ἀαδεῖν" ὀχλεῖν H. aus *a-oFädeiw, vgl. daöns Thgn. 285 (aus döans verbessert). S. ἁἀνδάνω, ἡδύς. Boisaeg s.v. nach Schulze Ὁ. 452f. Andere Vorschläge bei Bg. ädpala- aidola H. Wohl makedonisch. Vgl. v. Blumenthal … — [Frisk, s.v. ἀδολέσχης, p. 51]

4. ἀδο-λέσχης · ado-leschēs

prater, idle talker, talker, babbler

prater, idle talker, esp. of reputed sophists: Σωκράτην, τὸν πτωχὸν ἀ. Eup. 352, cf. Ar. Nu. 1485; ἢ Πρόδικος ἢ τῶν ἀ. εἷς γέ τις Id. Fr. 490; ἀ. τις σοφιστής Pl. Plt. 299b, cf. Tht. 195b, R. 488e: generally, talker, babbler, Thphr. Char. 3.2, Arist. EN 1117b35, etc.

II subtle reasoner

in good sense, subtle reasoner, Pl. Cra. 401b. [ᾱ- in Eup. and Ar. ll.c.; cf. ἁδέω, λέσχη.]

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