περικάρπιον
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
English (LSJ)
τό, A case of fruit or seed, pod, husk, or shell, Arist. de An.412b2, Mete.380a11, GA770a15, Pr.925b30, Thphr.HP1.2.1,al., Phan.Hist.34, Dsc.2.110. II bracelet, Poll.5.99, Malch.p.423 D.
German (Pape)
[Seite 578] τό, das, was die Frucht od. den Samen umgiebt, Samenkapsel, Schale der Frucht; Arist. meteor. 4, 3; probl. 20, 25; τῶν ῥοιῶν, Alciphr. 3, 60; a. Sp. – Auch = Armband. Poll.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
περικάρπιον: τό, ἡ θήκη τοῦ καρποῦ ἢ τοῦ σπόρου, λέπυρον, Ἀριστ. π. Ψυχῆς 2. 1, 6, Μετεωρ. 4. 3, 1, π. Ζ. Γεν. 4.4, 4, Προβλ. 20. 25, Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Ἱστ. 1. 2, 1. ΙΙ. τὸ περὶ τὸν καρπὸν τῆς χειρὸς ψέλιον, «βραχιόλι», Πολυδ. Ε΄, 99.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
περικάρπιον: τό скорлупа или оболочка плода Arst.
