wander
ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the claws, judge by a slight but characteristic mark, small traits give the clue to the character of a person, deduce something from a small indication, identify a lion from its claws
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. intrans.
P. and V. πλανᾶσθαι, περιπολεῖν (Plat. and Isoc.), ἀλᾶσθαι (Dem. 440, also Isoc.), V. οἰχνεῖν, στρέφεσθαι, στρωφᾶσθαι, ἀναστρωφᾶσθαι, ἀλαίνειν, ἀλητεύειν, φοιτᾶν.
Met., wander in mind or conversation: P. and V. πλανᾶσθαι, V. ἀλᾶσθαι, ἀλαίνειν, Ar. and V. ἀλύειν (Ar. Vesp. 111); see be mad, under mad.
My thoughts wandered: V. ἐξέβην γὰρ ἄλλοσε (Eur., I. T. 781).
Letting my thoughts wander to the time when. . . . V. ἐκεῖσε τὸν νοῦν δοὺς ὅτε... (Eur., Ion, 1370).
Wander about: Ar. and P. περινοστεῖν.
We have wandered from the point: P. ἀπὸ τοῦ προτεθέντος λόγου πεπλανήμεθα (Plat., Polit. 263A); see digress.
Wandering from: V. πλαγχθείς (gen.) (aor. part. pass.).
Wander over: P. and V. περιπολεῖν (Plat.) (acc.), ἐπιστρέφεσθαι (acc.), V. πολεῖν (acc.), ἀλᾶσθαι (acc.), ἐμβατεύειν (acc. or gen.).
