ψελλότης
ὁ δὲ μὴ δυνάμενος κοινωνεῖν ἢ μηδὲν δεόμενος δι' αὐτάρκειαν οὐθὲν μέρος πόλεως, ὥστε ἢ θηρίον ἢ θεός → a man who is incapable of entering into partnership, or who is so self-sufficing that he has no need to do so, is no part of a state, so that he must be either a lower animal or a god | whoever is incapable of associating, or has no need to because of self-sufficiency, is no part of a state; so he is either a beast or a god
English (LSJ)
ητος, ἡ,
A imperfect pronunciation, distd. fr. τραυλότης by Arist.Pr.902b24; ψ. γλώσσης ἰδία νόσος Plu.2.963c.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1393] ητος, ἡ, das Stammeln, Stottern, Anstoßen beim Sprechen, Lispeln, der Naturfehler des ψελλός, Arist. probl. 11, 30.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ψελλότης: -ητος, ἡ, ἀτελὴς ἢ ἐλλιπὴς προφορά· διακρίνεται τοῦ τραυλότης ὑπὸ τοῦ Ἀριστ. ἐν Προβλ. 11. 30· ψ. γλώσσης πλούτ. 2. 963C.