ξυλόξεσις

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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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Full diacritics: ξῠλόξεσις Medium diacritics: ξυλόξεσις Low diacritics: ξυλόξεσις Capitals: ΞΥΛΟΞΕΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: xylóxesis Transliteration B: xyloxesis Transliteration C: ksyloksesis Beta Code: culo/cesis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ, A carving, prob. in Supp.Epigr.4.270 (Panamara, i B.C.).

Greek Monolingual

ξυλόξεσις, ἡ (Α)
η χάραξη του ξύλου, η ξυλογλυπτική.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ξύλον + ξέσις (< ξέω)].