ἐγκοπτικός
πενία μόνα τὰς τέχνας ἐγείρει → poverty alone promotes skilled work, necessity is the mother of invention, necessity is the mother of all invention, poverty is the mother of invention, out of necessity comes invention, out of necessity came invention, frugality is the mother of invention
English (LSJ)
ή, όν, A checking, hindering, Ath.Med. ap. Orib.inc.21.8, Vett. Val. 182.12, al., Eust.1216.52.
German (Pape)
[Seite 709] ή, όν, hemmend, Eust.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐγκοπτικός: -ή, -όν, ἐμποδίζων, διακόπτων, Εὐστ. 1216. 52.
Spanish (DGE)
-ή, -όν
1 que obstaculiza, que evita c. gen. δόξης καὶ ὠφελείας Vett.Val.173.1, ἀπορίας Eust.1216.52, c. compl. preposicional εἰς ἐπίδοσιν ψυχῆς καὶ σώματος Ath.Med. en Orib.Inc.39.8, πρὸς τὰς ἐπιβολάς Vett.Val.183.4, περὶ τὰς πράξεις Vett.Val.186.19.
2 agotador ἀλγηδών Eust.843.21.