Zenobius 4.70
Kydos
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English
Proverb
Kydos
Explanation
abuse, slander. And kydazein, "to revile and slander." The first syllable is short. And whenever someone has paid abuse on charges of nothing worthy, the proverb says he has "paid his kydos."
Greek
Proverb
Κύδος
Explanation
λοιδορία, κακολογία. Καὶ Κυδάζειν τὸ λοιδορεῖν καὶ κακολογεῖν. Ἡ δὲ πρώτη συλλαβὴ βραχέως ἐκφέρεται. Καὶ ὅταν λοιδορίαν ἐκτίσῃ τὶς ἐπὶ μηδενὶ ἀξίῳ συκοφαντουμένοις, παροιμιωδῶς λέγεται Κύδους ἐκτετικέναι.
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