κόλαξ

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

A word without established etymology. According to Beekes, it could be of Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "pregrc" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF. origin, due to the suffix "-ακ-".

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Noun

κόλᾰξ (kólaxm (genitive κόλᾰκος); third declension (Attic)

  1. flatterer, fawner
    • 421 BCE, Aristophanes, Peace 756:
      ἑκατὸν δὲ κύκλῳ κεφαλαὶ κολάκων οἰμωξομένων ἐλιχμῶντο / περὶ τὴν κεφαλήν
      hekatòn dè kúklōi kephalaì kolákōn oimōxoménōn elikhmônto / perì tḕn kephalḗn
    • 445 BCE – 380 BCE, Lysias, Against Ergocles 4
    • 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Phaedrus 240b

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