εἰκαστικός
From LSJ
τραχὺς ἐντεῦθεν μελάμπυγός τε τοῖς ἐχθροῖς ἅπασιν → he is a tough black-arse towards his enemies, he is a veritable Heracles towards his enemies
English (LSJ)
ή, όν,
A able to represent: ἡ -κὴ τέχνη the art of copying or portraying, Pl.Sph.235d, etc. II able or liable to conjecture, ψευδῶν Ph.1.160; τὸ εἰ. the faculty of conjecturing, Luc.Alex.22. Adv. -κῶς conjecturally, Phld. Rh.2.91 S. (dub.), Procl.in Alc.p.23 C. 2 τὸ εἰ. matter of conjecture, Vett.Val.312.32.
German (Pape)
[Seite 726] abbildend; τέχνη εἰκαστική Plat. Soph. 235 d u. öfter, = ἡ εἰκόνας ἀπεργαζομένη; – vermuthend, τὸ εἰκ., Muthmaßung, Luc. Alex. 22; εἰκαστικὰ ἐπιῤῥήματα, zweifelnde Adverbia. – Adv. εἰκαστικῶς, vermuthungsweise, Poll.
