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καινο-τόμος

kainotomos

innovating

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  • Politics 1 · 0.15/10k

What it meant

καινο-τόμος · kaino-tomos — LSJ

innovating, novelty

innovating, ἔχουσι . . οἱ τοῦ Σωκράτους λόγοι . . τὸ κομψὸν καὶ τὸ κ. are marked by cleverness and novelty, Arist. Pol. 1265a12; of persons, Hermog. Inv. 3.5: metaph., -τόμον πρᾶγμα ὁ πόλεμος ibid.

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