ἐπιψαύω
ἀεί ποτ' εὖ μὲν ἀσκός εὖ δὲ θύλακος ἅνθρωπός ἐστι → this guy's always good at being a wineskin, and at times a winesack
English (LSJ)
Dor. fut.
A -ψαυσῶ Archim. Con.Sph.30:—touch on the surface, touch lightly, c. gen., Hes.Sc.217, Hdt.3.87, etc.; attain, abs., κατὰ πᾶν τέλος Pi.I.4(3).11 ; ἐ. φιλοτάτων to aspire to loves, Id.P.4.92 ; ἐ. τινὸς οὐδὲ κατὰ μικρόν Phan.Hist. 19 ; γῆς ἐ., of shipwrecked persons, S.Fr.636.2 : generally, handle, κώπης Id.Ph.1255 ; meddle with, τάφου Id.Aj.1394 : metaph., also, touch lightly upon, Hdt.2.65. b Geom., ἡ -ψαύουσα (sc. γραμμή) tangent, Archim.Sph.Cyl.1.12, etc. 2 c.dat., Q.S.2.456. 3 c. acc., Id.12.551. II once in Hom., intr. and metaph., ὅς τ' ὀλίγον περ ἐπιψαύῃ πραπίδεσσιν who can reach ever so little way by his wits, Od.8.547.
