κομψεύω

kompseuo

refine upon

Appears 6 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Republic 2
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Book IV 1
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436d5
Book VI 1
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489b8
Cratylus 1
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400b3
Laches 1
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197d7
Phaedrus 1
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227c7
Philebus 1
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56c2

Dictionary (LSJ)

κομψεύω, A. refine upon, κόμψευέ νυν τὴν δόξαν aye, quibble on the word δόξα (referring to the previous line), S. Ant. 324:—mostly in Med., to be smart, ingenious, ἥδεσθαι κομψευόμενος to be fond of clever inventions, Hp. Art. 70 (glossed πανουργευόμενος, Erot.); ὁ τοῦτο κομψευσάμενος he who invented this subtlety, Pl. R. 489b; πρέπει . . σοφιστῇ τὰ τοιαῦτα κομψεύεσθαι Id. La. 197d; κ. ὡς . . Id. R. 436d: pf. Pass. in med. sense, αὐτὸ τοῦτο καὶ κεκόμψευται he has advanced this dainty paradox, Id. Phdr. 227c; οἱ τὰ πολιτικὰ κεκομψευμένοι Ph. 1.448. 2. Pass., of things, προσαγώγιον κεκομψευμένον neatly made, Pl. Phlb. 56c; ὁ λόγος ὑπὸ τῶν τοιούτων κεκόμψευται σχημάτων D.H. Isoc. 14.

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