ὀστρακώδης
From LSJ
ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners
English (LSJ)
ες,
A like an earthen pot or sherd, testaceous, of crabs, Arist.HA525b12, al.; of the shell of the tortoise, ib.600b20; of oysters, ib.531a17; of the covering of certain eggs, Id.GA733a20, HA558a28. 2 full of potsherds, τὸ ὄρος τὸ -ῶδες LXX Jd.1.35; ὀ. τόπος POxy.941.2 (vi A. D.).
