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καταμέμφομαι

katamemphomai

find fault with

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What it meant

καταμέμφομαι · katamemphomai — LSJ

find fault with, distrust in oneself, blame, censure, blame for, disparage

find fault with; esp. with a sense of distrust in oneself, ἰσχύν Pi. l.c.; τὴν δύναμιν τὴν σφετέραν αὐτῶν Isoc. 15.61, cf. 5.110; σφᾶς αὐτούς Th. 8.106, cf. D. 22.27; ἐμαυτόν, ὡς . . Pl. Men. 71b; τὴν ἐμαυτοῦ ἡλικίαν D. 29.1: more generally, blame, censure, τὴν τυραννίδα ἔν τινι X. Hier. 8.6; τὴν ἱστορίαν D.S. 20.43; ὑμᾶς αὐτοὺς ταῖς ξυμφοραῖς blame for . . , Th. 7.77; ἐπί τινι Plb. 5.87.4; τινος Plu. Dio 8, Sch. Arat. 147 (v.l.), Nicom. Exc. 4 (v.l.); ὅτι . . D.S. 15.6: c. dat. rei, AP 11.57 (A

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