γλαφυρός
τά γε μὰν λίνα πάντα λελοίπει ἐκ Μοιρᾶν → but all the thread granted him by the Fates had run out
English (LSJ)
ά, όν, (γλάφω)
A hollow, hollowed, νῆες Il.2.454, al.; γ. πέτρη, σπέος 2.88, 18.402; ἄντρον Agath.1.10 (Sup.); τὰ γ. τῆς γῆς Id.2.15; γ. φόρμιγξ Od. 17.262; γ. ἅρματα Pi.N.9.12; γ. λιμήν a deep harbour or cove, Od. 12.305.—In this sense Ep. and Lyr. (not in Trag.); twice in Com., Hermipp.63.11 (mock-Epic); [ποτήρια] ταπεινὰ καὶ γ. Epigen.4.3; later πόδες arched, Arist.HA538b11 (Comp.). II polished: hence, 1 hairless, smooth, of spiders, Arist.HA555b11. 2 neat, delicate, ῥύγχος Id.PA662b8; κηρίον Id.HA554b28 (Comp.); of dishes, dainty, δειπνάριον Diph.64.1; ἐμβαμμάτια Anaxipp.1.35. III metaph., subtle, exact, of persons and things, ὦ σοφώτατ', ὦ γλαφυρώτατε Ar.Av.1272; γ. ἀστεῖός θ' ἅμα Machoap.Ath.13.579b; γλαφυρώτερος τῶν νῦν νομοθετῶν Arist.Pol.1274b8; γλαφυρωτέραν ἔχειν τὴν διάνοιαν Id.PA650b19; εἴ τι κομψὸν ἢ σοφὸν ἢ γ. οἶσθα Dionys.Com. 3.1, cf. Plot.4.8.6; τὸ γ. subtlety, ποικίλλοντες τῷ γ. γεωμετρίαν Plu. Marc.14, cf. Iamb.in Nic.p.20 P.; γ. τέχναι, θεωρία, Ph.1.270,566: Sup., Id.2.262. Adv., Comp. -οτέρως more subtly, Arist.de An.405a8. 2 skilful, neat, χείρ Theoc.Ep.8.5; [ἀράχνιον] σοφώτατον καὶ -ώτατον Arist.HA623a8. Adv. -ρῶς, ἧττον γ. ἔχειν with less finish, Id.Pol.1271b21, cf.Alex.110.20. 3 refined, γλαφυρόν τι καὶ προσαγωγὸν ἐμειδίασεν Luc.DDeor.20.11; γ. διατριβαί Plu.Cim.13. Adv. -ρῶς, γ. καὶ περιττῶς διάγειν Id.2.989c; γ. βιώσας CIG2004 (Maced.). 4 of literary style, polished, elegant, γ. ἁρμονία D.H.Dem. 36; ῥυθμός Id.Comp.13; σύνθεσις, opp. αὐστηρά, ib.21. Adv. -ρῶς, λέγειν Id.Isoc.2; of music, ἐμελῴδει πάνυ γλαφυρὸν καὶ ἐναρμόνιον Luc. DDeor.7.4.