Hesiodus
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
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Hēsĭŏdus: i, m., = Ἡσίοδος>,
I the Greek poet Hesiod, Gell. 3, 11; 17, 21, 3; Vell. 1, 7, 1; Quint. 10, 1, 52; 5, 11, 19; Cic. N. D. 1, 14, 36; id. Off. 1, 15, 98.—
II Derivv.
A Hēsĭŏdēus or -īus, a, um, adj., = Ἡσιόδειος, of or relating to Hesiod, Hesiodic: illud Hesiodium laudatur a doctis, Cic. Brut. 4, 15: carmina, Sid. Carm. 9, 213.—
B Hēsĭŏdĭcus, a, um, adj., the same: carmen, Serv. Verg. G. 2, 176.
