ἐξελιγμός
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
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A countermarching, ἐ. Μακεδονικός, Λακωνικός, Κρητικός, Ascl.Tact.10.13, 14, 15, cf. Arr.Tact.23.2,3,4; οἱ ἐπὶ τῶν ἵππων ἐ. Them.Or.1.2b. II doubling, of the hare, Arr.Cyn.16.3 (pl.); so of turning movements in walking or driving a hoop, Antyll. ap. Orib. 6.21.18, 26.1. III revolution of the heavenly bodies, Nicom.Ar.1.6. 2 esp. of the shortest period containing a whole number of synodic months, days, and ἀποκαταστάσεις of the moon, Gem.18.1, Ptol.Alm. 4.2.
German (Pape)
[Seite 876] ὁ, Entwickelung, bes. einer Schlachtreihe, Arr. tact. 27 u. a. Sp.