ὠτώεις
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
English (LSJ)
εσσα, εν, poet. Adj.
A with ears or handles, τρίπους Il.23.264,513, Hes.Op.657. (The older form οὐατόεις [q. v.] may originally have stood here, but has left no trace in codd.)
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ὠτώεις: εσσα, εν, ποιητ. ἐπίθ., ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἢ λαβάς, τρίπους Ἰλ. Ψ. 264, 513, Ἡσ. Ἔργ. κ. Ἡμ. 655.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ώεσσα, ῶεν;
garni d’anses.
Étymologie: οὖς.
English (Autenrieth)
εσσα, εν (οὖς): with ears or handles, Il. 23.264 and 513.
Greek Monolingual
-εσσα, -εν, Α
(ποιητ. τ.) αυτός που έχει λαβές, χερούλια.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < οὖς, ὠτός «αφτί», επικ. τ. του οὐατόεις].
Greek Monotonic
ὠτώεις: -εσσα, -εν (οὖς, ὠτός), ποιητ. επίθ., αυτός που έχει αυτιά ή λαβές, σε Ομήρ. Ιλ., Ησίοδ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ὠτώεις: ώεσσα, ῶεν οὖς снабженный ушками или ручками (τρίπους Hom., Hes.).
Middle Liddell
ὠτώεις, εσσα, εν [οὖς, ὠτός
poet. adj. with ears or handles, Il., Hes.
