Aristotle Greek Lexicon κόλαξ

κόλαξ

kolax

flatterer, fawner

Appears 19 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

κόλαξ, ᾰκος, , A. flatterer, fawner, Ar. Pax 756, Lys. 28.4, Pl. Phdr. 240b, etc.; τύχης κόλακες Antipho Soph. 65; πάντες οἱ κ. θητικοὶ καὶ οἱ ταπεινοὶ κ. Arist. EN 1125a1, cf. 1108a29, Thphr. Char. 2.1; parasite, Eup. 159.1, Antisth. ap. D.L. 6.4. 2. in later Gr., = Att. γόης, Moer. p.113 P. II. lisping pronunciation of κόραξ, Ar. V. 45.

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