οἰστροβολέω
From LSJ
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
English (LSJ)
A strike with the sting, τινα, esp. of the dart of love, AP 9.16 (Mel.).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
οἰστροβολέω: πλήττω διὰ τοῦ κέντρου, κεντῶ, τινά, ἰδίως ἐπὶ τοῦ βέλους τοῦ ἔρωτος, τρεῖς δὲ θηλυμανεῖς οἰστροβολοῦσι πόθοι Ἀνθ. Π. 9. 16, 2.
