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
| Full diacritics: σμύρις | Medium diacritics: σμύρις | Low diacritics: σμύρις | Capitals: ΣΜΥΡΙΣ |
| Transliteration A: smýris | Transliteration B: smyris | Transliteration C: smyris | Beta Code: smu/ris |
ιδος, ἡ,
A emery-powder, used by lapidaries, Dsc.5.147; σμίρις v.l. in Dsc. l.c., Orib.13 λ 24, Paul.Aeg.7.3 s.v. λίθοι; σμιρίς, ἡ, Hsch., Aët.2.26; gen.σμίρεως Orib.15.1.20 codd.; cf. ζμιρριεῖα: —also σμιρίτης [ῑτ] λίθος, ὁ, LXX Jb.41.7 (v.l. σμιριτος).
