κεραμεοῦς
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)
ᾶ, οῦν, (κέραμος)
A of clay or earth, earthen, μάνην εἶχε κεραμεοῦν ἁδρόν Nico 1, cf. IG22.463.51, Thphr.HP5.3.2, Phld.Mort.39, Dsc.1.71; τὸ χρῶμα κεραμεοῦς Alex.Mynd. ap. Ath.9.398d:—other spellings found in codd. are κεράμειος, Plu.Galb.12; κεράμεος, Pl.Ly.219e, Ctes.Fr.51 M., Antiph.163.5, Theophil.2, cf. κεράμεα· ὁ παντοδαπὸς κέραμος, Hsch., and κεράμεον, τό, collect., = tile-work, BCH36.197 (Delos, iii/ii B.C.); κεραμαῖοις, Plb.10.44.2, v.l. in Ph.2.273; κεραμιαῖος, ibid. (v.l.), Gp.2.18.14; κεράμιος, Str.17.2.3; κεραμοῦς, Heraclid. Tar. ap.Gal.13.827.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1420] οῦν, nach Lob. zu Phryn. 147 die richtigere Form für κεράμιος, κεράμεος u. κεραμαῖος; Luc. Gall. 14; Nico bei Ath. XI, 487 c; τὸ χρῶμα κεραμεοῦς Alex. Mynd. ib. IX, 398 d . S. κεράμειος.
