εἴρων,ωνος,ὁ,ἡ,
A. dissembler, one who says less than he thinks, Ar. Nu. 449 , etc.; opp.ἀληθευτικός, Arist. EN 1124b30 , Thphr. Char. 1.1 ; opp.ἀλαζών, Arist. EN 1108a23 ; ἀλώπηξ εἴ. τῇ φύσει
Philem. 89.6
; ὁ εἴ. ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πλεῖστον ἀλαζόνος εἶδος
Phld. Vit. p.38J.
; εἴ. ἐν τοῖς λόγοις
Luc. Anach. 18
, cf. Cic. Off. 1.30.108 , J. BJ 1.26.2 .