ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον → human being is only a breath and a shadow, man is but a breath and a shadow
subs.
P. and V. πώγων, ὁ, V. γενειάς, ἡ, Ar. and V. γένειον, τό, ὑπήνη, ἡ (Aesch., Frag.).
Have a beard, v.: Ar. and P. γενειᾶν.
Begin to have a beard, v.: P. γενειάσκειν.
v. trans.
Beard the lion: P. ξυρεῖν λέοντα (Plat., Rep. 341C).