λιθοτόμος
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)
(parox.), ον,
A for cutting stones, ὄργανα Agath.1.10: Subst. λ., ὁ, prob. for λιθοδόμος in X.Cyr.3.2.11; quarryman, IG12.347.36, 22.1680.4; mason, Gal.Thras.43, PAmh.2.76.9 (ii/iii A.D.). II Subst., λ., ὁ, surgeon who cuts for the stone, Gal.1.125, Thras.24; but, who cuts the stone (internally), Ammonius ὁ λ. Cels.7.26.3. b λ., τό, knife for cutting for the stone, Paul.Aeg.6.60.
German (Pape)
[Seite 46] Steine hauend, brechend, – τὸ λιθοτόμον, ein Instrument zum Ausschneiden des Blasensteins, Medic. – Aber λιθότομος, aus Stein gehauen, geschnitten, Cyrill.
