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λεπτολογ-έω

leptologeo

speak subtly, chop logic, quibble

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Where it lives

Clouds 1 · 1.04/10k

What it meant

λεπτολογ-έω · leptolog-eō — LSJ

speak subtly, chop logic, quibble, discuss in quibbling fashion

speak subtly, chop logic, quibble, Ar. Nu. 320; περί τινος S.E. M. 1.65; λ. τι discuss in quibbling fashion, Luc. Bis Acc. 34, D.C. 55.28:—also in Med., Luc. Prom.Es 6; τι πρός τινα Id. JConf. 10.

In the wild

λεπτολογεῖν · leptologein Aristophanes, Clouds (DIORISIS sentence 266)

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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