πολύστροιβος

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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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Transliteration A: polýstroibos Transliteration B: polystroibos Transliteration C: polystroivos Beta Code: polu/stroibos

English (LSJ)

πολύστροιβον, much-tossed, tempestuous, θάλασσα, Νεῖλος, Nic.Al.6, Th. 310.

Greek Monolingual

-ον, ποιητ. τ. και μτγν. τ. πολύστροβος, Α
(για θάλασσα, ποταμό) αυτός που πραγματοποιεί πολλές συστροφές, ταραχώδης, τρικυμιώδης.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < πολυ- + στρόβος «συστροφή, περιστροφή»].