ἀγοστός
From LSJ
δόξειε δ' ἂν τῆς κυριωτάτης καὶ μάλιστα ἀρχιτεκτονικῆς. τοιαύτη δ' ἡ πολιτικὴ φαίνεται → It would seem to belong to the most authoritative art and that which is most truly the master art. And politics appears to be of this nature.
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A flat of the hand, Hom. only in Il., in the phrase ὁ δ' ἐν κονίῃσι πεσὼν ἕλε γαῖαν ἀγοστῷ 11.425, al.; χειρὸς ἀ. A.R.3.120. II arm, = ἀγκάλη, Theoc.17.129, AP7.464 (Antip.); pl., ib.5.254.15 (Paul. Sil.): metaph., [Ἀκαδημείας] ἐν ἀγοστῷ Simon. 150. III dirt, filth, Sch.Il.6.506. (Perh. cognate with Skt. haástas 'hand'.)
