δειλαίνω · deilainō — LSJ
to be a coward, cowardly
to be a coward or cowardly, Arist. EN 1107a18, 1137a22, Plot. 1.4.15:—Med., Luc. Ocyp. 153, Pteb. 58.27:—Pass., aor. δειλανθείς· κλεφθείς, ἀπατηθείς, Hsch.; δειλάσαι· δειλιάσαι, Id.
The corpus record
δειλαίνω
deilaino
to be a coward
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Where it lives
- Nicomachean Ethics 2 · 0.36/10k
- Enneads 2 · 0.09/10k
What it meant
In the wild
- δειλαίνειν · deilainein Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1107a (DIORISIS sentence 517)
- δειλαίνειν · deilainein Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1137a (DIORISIS sentence 1884)
- δειλαίνων · deilainōn Plotinus, Enneads 1.4 (DIORISIS sentence 322)
- δειλαῖνον · deilainon Plotinus, Enneads 3.6 (DIORISIS sentence 1818)
Where it came from
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