παρδαλέη
From LSJ
ἐν πίθῳ τὴν κεραμείαν μανθάνειν → in breaking many pots, the potter learns his craft | of those who undertake the most difficult tasks without learning the elements of the art | don't run before you can walk
English (LSJ)
(sc. δορά), ἡ,
A leopard-skin, Il.3.17, 10.29, Hdt.7.69 : prov., παρδαλέην ἐνεῖσθαι, of a shifty person, Eust.374.44 ; Dor. παρδᾰλέα Pi.P.4.81 ; Att. contr. παρδᾰλῆ Ar.Au.1250, Anaxandr.65, Corn.ND27.
German (Pape)
[Seite 509] ἡ, sc. δορά, Pantherfell; Il. 3, 17. 10, 29; Pind. P. 4, 143; Her. 7, 69 u. Sp.
