ποικιλόνωτος
From LSJ
πολλὰ τὰ δεινὰ κοὐδὲν ἀνθρώπου δεινότερον πέλει → many things are formidable, and none more formidable than man | wonders are many, and none is more wonderful than man | many things are bad, but nothing is more atrocious than man
English (LSJ)
ον,
A with back of various hues, ὄφις Pi.P.4.249; δράκων E.IT1241(lyr.); δόρξ Id.HF376(lyr.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 650] mit buntem, schillerndem Rücken; ὄφις, Pind. P. 4, 249; δράκων, Eur. I. T. 1245; sp. D., wie Nonn. D. 19, 24.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ποικῐλόνωτος: -ον, ὁ ἔχων τὰ νῶτα ποικιλόχροα, ὄφις Πινδ. 4. 442 δράκων Εὐρ. Ι. Τ. 1245· ποικιλόνωτον δόρκα ὁ αὐτ. ἐν Ἡρ. Μαιν. 376.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ος, ον :
au dos tacheté.
Étymologie: ποικίλος, νῶτος.
English (Slater)
ποικῐλόνωτος
1 with spotted back γλαυκῶπα ποικιλόνωτον ὄφιν (P. 4.249)