reed
καὶ οἱ ἀμαθέστατοι τῶν ἰατρῶν τὸ αὐτὸ σοὶ ποιοῦσιν, ἐλεφαντίνους νάρθηκας καὶ σικύας ἀργυρᾶς ποιούμενοι καὶ σμίλας χρυσοκολλήτους: ὁπόταν δὲ καὶ χρήσασθαι τούτοις δέῃ, οἱ μὲν οὐδὲ ὅπως χρὴ μεταχειρίσασθαι αὐτὰ ἴσασιν → the most ignorant of doctors do the same as you, getting themselves ivory containers, silver cupping instruments, and gold-inlaid scalpels; but when it's time to use those things, they haven't the slightest notion of how to handle them
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
Ar. and P. κάλαμος, ὁ, Ar. and V. δόναξ, ὁ (Aesch., Persae 494), Ar. σχοῖνος, ὁ or ἡ.
where are the streams of Eurotas fair with reeds: V. ἵνα ῥοαὶ τοῦ καλλιδόνακός εἰσιν Εὐρώτα (Eur., Helen 492).
made of reed, adj.: Ar. and V. σχοίνινος.
pipe, flute: P. and V. αὐλός, ὁ, P. σῦριγξ, ἡ (Plato). V. λωτός, ὁ.
