γνάψις
From LSJ
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ, dressing of cloth, Pl.Plt.282e, Sch.Ar.Pl.166.
Spanish (DGE)
-εως, ἡ
1 en el telar apresto de las hebras de la urdimbre πρὸς τὴν τῆς γνάψεως ὁλκήν Pl.Plt.282e, παρὰ τὴν τοῦ φάρους γνάψιν Sch.Ar.Pl.166, περὶ γνάψιν ἱματίων Plu.2.99d.
2 taller del batanero, SB 9834.b.3 (IV d.C.).
Greek Monolingual
γνάψις, η (Α) γνάπτω
κατεργασία και ύφανση μαλλιού, λιναριού κ.λπ.
