πριστός
From LSJ
τὰ πρὸ Εὐκλείδου ἐξετάζειν → investigate what happened before the flood, investigate what happened in the distant past, investigate what happened before Euclid, investigate what happened before the year of Euclid
English (LSJ)
ή, όν,
A sawn, ἐλέφας Od.18.196, 19.564; π. λόγχης ῥινήματα E.Fr.724; λίθος, of marble, J.AJ8.5.2; of a comb, π. ψήκτρης κνῆσμα AP6.233 (Maec.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 702] adj. verb. von πρίω, gesägt, zerschnitten; ἐλέφας, zerschnittenes od. glatt gefeiltes Elfenbein, Od. 18, 196. 19, 564; ῥινήματα, Eur. bei Plut. de audit. 9; κνῆσμα, Qu. Maec. 6 (VI, 233).