κόμμωσις

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ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the claws, judge by a slight but characteristic mark, small traits give the clue to the character of a person, deduce something from a small indication, identify a lion from its claws

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Full diacritics: κόμμωσις Medium diacritics: κόμμωσις Low diacritics: κόμμωσις Capitals: ΚΟΜΜΩΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: kómmōsis Transliteration B: kommōsis Transliteration C: kommosis Beta Code: ko/mmwsis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

   A embellishment, Ath.13.568a (pl.).    II (κόμμι) stop-wax, prob. in Arist.HA623b31, cf. Plin.HN11.16, Hsch.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1479] ἡ, das Putzen, Schmücken, Schminken; τῶν ἑταιρῶν Ath. XIII, 568 a; auch a. Sp.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κόμμωσις: -εως, ἡ, καλλώπισμα, διακόσμησις, Ἀθήν. 568Α· ― μεταφ. ἐν τῷ πληθ. παγίδες, δελεάσματα, Ἡσύχ.

Greek Monolingual

κόμμωσις, ἡ (Α)
η επίχριση με κόμμι, η επάλειψη με κόμμι.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κόμμι πιθ. με την επίδραση ενός αμάρτυρου κομμῶ «αλείφω με κόμμι»].