ποικιλείμων
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)
ον, gen. ονος, (εἷμα)
A arrayed in spangled garb, νὺξ π., in reference to the stars, A.Pr.24.
German (Pape)
[Seite 649] bunt gekleidet, in buntem Kleide, übh. buntfarbig, νύξ, Aesch. Prom. 24.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ποικῐλείμων: -ον, γεν. ονος, (εἶμα) ὁ ποικίλον ἰμάτιον φορῶν, ποικιλείμων νύξ, δηλ. κατὰ τὸ ἐν ἄστροις ποικίλον αὐτῆς, (πρβλ. αἰόλος ΙΙ), Αἰσχύλ. Πρ. 24.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ονος (ὁ, ἡ)
au manteau tacheté, càd parsemé d’étoiles (la nuit).
Étymologie: ποικίλος, εἷμα.
