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ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the claws, judge by a slight but characteristic mark, small traits give the clue to the character of a person, deduce something from a small indication, identify a lion from its claws
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Revision as of 00:06, 9 February 2013
English (LSJ)
Ep. aor.
A ἐπόλισσα A.R.1.178, πόλισσα Il.7.453: (πόλις):— build a city: generally, build, [τεῖχος] πολίσσαμεν Il. l.c.; ἣν ἐπόλισσεν (sc. τὴν πάτρην) Epigr.Gr.982 (Philae):—Pass., Ἴλιος πεπόλιστο Il. 20.217; Δωδώνη πεπόλισται Hes.Fr.134.5, cf. Hdt.4.108, 5.52, al.; ἐφ' ἁμαξῶν πεπολισμένοι Philostr. VA6.25:—Med., build for oneself, A.R.1.1346; τὴν Ῥώμην σὺν τοῖς ἄλλοις ἐπολίσαντο D.H.1.30. II build a city or cities on or in a place, χωρίον πολίζειν X.An.6.6.4; τὴν χώραν Str.8.5.4; τὸν τόπον Plu.Rom.9:—Pass., εἴη ἡ Παιονίη ἐπὶ τῷ Στρυμόνι ποταμῷ πεπολισμένη Hdt.5.13.—Ep., Ion., X., and later Prose.
