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σοφιστεύω, to play the sophist, argue as one

σοφισ-τεύω,
  • play the sophist, deal or argue as one, D. 61.48, Arist. SE 165a28, Epicur. Nat. 14.6; occupy oneself with academic pursuits, Cic. Att. 2.9.3, 9.9.1; practise the profession of sophist, Epicur. Fr. 172.
      • 2 give lectures, as the Sophists did, esp. in Rhetoric, Plu. Luc. 22, Caes. 3, etc.; ἐπʼ ἀργυρίῳ Id. Stoic.rep. 2.1047f: c. acc. cogn., σ. τὰ ῥητορικά lecture in rhetoric, Phld. Rh. 1.223 S., Str. 13.1.66.
    • II trans., devise artfully, τι Hld. 6.9: also, conceal artfully, dissemble, τὸν ἔρωτα Id. 1.10.

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