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κακοὶ μάρτυρες ἀνθρώποισιν ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ὦτα βαρβάρους ψυχὰς ἐχόντων → eyes and ears are poor witnesses for men if their souls do not understand the language (Heraclitus Phil.: Fr. B 107; Testimonia: Fragment 16, line 6)
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No separate word; use <b class="b2">finger.</b> | |||
<b class="b2">Under the thumb of</b>: met., use adj., P. and V. [[ὑπήκοος]] (gen. or dat.), [[ὑποχείριος]] (dat.); or prep., P. and V. ὑπό (dat.). | |||
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<b class="b2">Thumb</b> (<b class="b2">a book</b>): use Ar. and P. πατεῖν (Ar. 471; Plat., ''Phaedr.'' 273A). | |||
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English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
No separate word; use finger.
Under the thumb of: met., use adj., P. and V. ὑπήκοος (gen. or dat.), ὑποχείριος (dat.); or prep., P. and V. ὑπό (dat.).
v. trans.
Thumb (a book): use Ar. and P. πατεῖν (Ar. 471; Plat., Phaedr. 273A).
