ψηλαφίνδα

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ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving

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Full diacritics: ψηλᾰφίνδᾰ Medium diacritics: ψηλαφίνδα Low diacritics: ψηλαφίνδα Capitals: ΨΗΛΑΦΙΝΔΑ
Transliteration A: psēlaphínda Transliteration B: psēlaphinda Transliteration C: psilafinda Beta Code: yhlafi/nda

English (LSJ)

παίζειν, play

   A blind-man's-buff, Phryn.PSp.128B (-ίνδρα cod.).

German (Pape)

[Seite 1397] adv., gew. mit παίζειν, ein Spiel, wie unser Blindekuh spielen, wobei Einer mit verbundenen Augen einen Andern in der Gesellschaft greifen, u., wenn er ihn ergriffen hat, nennen muß, Phryn. in B. A. 73.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ψηλᾰφίνδᾰ: παίζειν, παιδιά τις ὁμοία πρὸς τὴν κοινῶς «τυφλομῦγαν», «ψηλαφίνδα: παιδιά τίς ἐστιν, ἑνός τινος δεδεμένου τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς, καὶ τοὺς ἐν κύκλῳ ψηλαφῶντος καὶ λέγοντος τοὔνομα» Α. Β. 73, 18.