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εἰρωνείᾱ

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: εἰρωνείᾱ εἰρωνείᾱς

Structure: εἰρωνει (Stem) + ᾱ (Ending)

Etym.: from ei)/rwn

Sense

  1. hypocrisy, deception, especially a feigned ignorance
  2. An assumed appearance, pretext

Declension

First declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • ἤθη δὲ καὶ εἰρωνεῖαι ἐργάζονται, οἱο͂ν ὁπόσα Σωκράτην προσδιαλεγόμενον πεποίηκε καὶ ἀναδιδάσκοντα τοὺσ νέουσ, ὥσπερ αὐτὸν οὐκ εἰδότα, ἀλλ’ ἀναζητοῦντα μᾶλλον. (Aristides, Aelius, Ars Rhetorica, , 14:1)

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