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μικρο-λογέομαι

mikrologeomai

to be μικρολόγος

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What it meant

μικρο-λογέομαι · mikro-logeomai — LSJ

to be μικρολόγος, examine minutely, split hairs, use trivial language

to be μικρολόγος, esp. examine minutely, Cratin. 429, X. HG 3.1.26; split hairs, οὐ μικρολογησόμενος οὐδὲ περὶ τῶν ὀνομάτων μαχούμενος Lys. 33.3: c. inf., μικρολογούμενοι παθεῖν App. Pun. 79:—later in Act., D.H. Dem. 21; use trivial language, Demetr. Eloc. 56.

2 deal meanly, shabbily

deal meanly or shabbily, πρὸς τοὺς θεούς (in sacrifice) Luc. Nav. 28; περὶ τοὺς θεούς Plu. Apophth.reg. 2.179f; πρὸς τοὺς φίλους Hierocl. in CA 7p.429M.

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