διόθεν

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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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Greek Monolingual

διόθεν επίρρ. (Α)
από τον Δία, σύμφωνα με τη θέληση του.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < διο- + (επιρρ. κατάλ.) -θεν].

Russian (Dvoretsky)

διόθεν: adv. (тж. ἐκ δ. Hes., Luc.) от или по воле Зевса Hom., Hes., Aesch., Eur.