ζατρίκιον
From LSJ
Ὁ μὲν βίος βραχύς, ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρή, ὁ δὲ καιρὸς ὀξύς, ἡ δὲ πεῖρα σφαλερή, ἡ δὲ κρίσις χαλεπή → Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience misleading and judgment difficult
English (LSJ)
τό, the game of chess, Sch.Theoc.6.18. (From Skt. catur-a[ndot ]ga- 'four members', through Pers. and Arab.)
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ζατρίκιον: τό, τὸ γνωστὸν παιγνίδιον, «σκάκι», Σχόλ. Θεοκρ. 6. 18· «παιδιὰ δὲ τοῦτο ἐκ τῆς τῶν Ἀσσυρίων τρυφῆς ἐξευρημένον καὶ εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐληλυθὸς» Ἄννα Κομν. 12, σ. 360· ἴδε Δουκάγγ.· - ζατρικίζω, παίζω τὸ ζατρίκιον, Ἀχμὲτ Ὀνειρ. 241.
