ψεκτέον
From LSJ
πρὶν τοὺς ἰχθῦς ἑλεῖν σὺ τὴν ἅλμην κυκᾷς → you're mixing the sauce before catching the fish | don't count your chickens before they are hatched | don't count your chickens before they hatch | first catch your hare | first catch your rabbit | first catch your rabbit and then make your stew | first catch your hare, then cook it | first catch your hare, then cook him
English (LSJ)
(ψέγω)
A one must blame, τι Plu.2.27b. 2 ψεκτέος, α, ον, to be blamed, S.E.M.2.105.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ψεκτέον: ῥημ. ἐπίθ. τοῦ ψέγω, δεῖ ψέγειν, τι Πλούτ. 2. 27Α. 2) ψεκτέος, α, ον, ὃν δεῖ ψέγειν, ὃν πρέπει νὰ ψέξῃ ἢ κατακρίνῃ τις, Σέξτ. Ἐμπ. π. Μ. 2. 105.
