πεταυρισμός
From LSJ
ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον → human being is only a breath and a shadow, man is but a breath and a shadow
English (LSJ)
πετασιστής, πέτασον, later forms for πετευρ- found in Phot., Suid., also as vv.ll. and in Latin derivatives ; cf. παίταυρα and πέταυρα, expld. by σίγνα (Lat.
A signa), Hsch.
German (Pape)
[Seite 605] ὁ, das Tanze ι auf dem Seile, übh. das Spiel, die Gaukelei der Seiltänzer, Sp.; auch übertr., τῆς τύχης, Plut. an vitiositas ad infelic. suffic. 1.
French (Bailly abrégé)
οῦ (ὁ) :
danse sur la corde, voltige.
Étymologie: πέταυρον.
