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ἐγκαλλωπ-ίζομαι

egkallopizomai

take pride in

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What it meant — LSJ

take pride in, boast of

take pride in, τοῖς αἰσχροῖς Plu. Ant. 36; βωμολοχίαις Agath. 1.13, cf. Arr. Epict. 3.22.59, Ael. VH 9.35; boast of, ταῖς φίλαις τῇ ἀξιώσει J. AJ 18.3.4: abs., Ph. 2.28.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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