καλλωπ-ίζω,
(ὤψ) properly beautify the face: hence, give a fair appearance to a thing, embellish, κ. ὄνομα [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 408b, compare 409c (_passive_), 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ τοῦ καθ᾽ Ὅμηρον ἀγαθοῦ βασιλέως” p.58 O.; τὴν πόλιν, ὥσπερ γυναῖκα 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Pericles” 12; τὸ λογικόν 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 3.1.26 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, οἰκία.. δαπάνῃ κεκαλλωπισμένη [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Hiero” 11.2, compare “Oec.” 9.4 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; κεκ. τὸ Χρῶμα, i. e. painted, [[ [prev. author] “Mem.” 2.1.22: _metaphorically_, λόγος κεκ., opposed to καθαρός, 2nd c.AD: Hermogenes Rhetor “περὶ ἰδεῶν” 1.3 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; λέξις κεκ. [[ 2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 2.55. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II middle, adorn oneself, make oneself fine or smart, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 174a. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 metaphorically, pride oneself in or on a thing, τινι [[ [prev. author] “Phdr.” 252a, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Agesilaus” 11.11; ἐπί τινι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 405b: also κ. ὅτι.. [prev. author] “Prt.” 317c ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὡς.. with participle, [[ [prev. author] “Cri.” 52c, “Tht.” 195d ] Refs]: absolutely, make a display, show off, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica ad Alexandrum” 1421a4 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; of a horse, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 10.5: with _accusative_ _cognate_, πολλὰ πρὸς αὑτούς 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.238 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ταῦτα -ίζεται makes a fair show, [[ 4th c.AD: Iamblichus Philosophus “Protrepticus” 20. ] Refs 4th c.AD+]