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μεγᾰλ-αυχία

megalauchia · ἡ

boasting, arrogance

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  • Lives of Eminent Philosophers 1 · 0.09/10k

What it meant

μεγᾰλ-αυχία · megal-auchia — LSJ

boasting, arrogance

boasting, arrogance, Pl. Tht. 174d (pl.), Ly. 206a, LXX 4 Ma. 2.15.

2 exultation

exultation, Longin. 7.2.

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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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