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Ὁ σοφὸς ἐν αὑτῷ περιφέρει τὴν οὐσίαν → Qui sapit, is in se cuncta circumfert sua → Der Weise trägt, was er besitzt, in sich herum

Menander, Monostichoi, 404

Greek Monolingual

ο, θηλ. χειρομάντισσα, Ν
αυτός που ασκεί χειρομαντεία, που προλέγει το μέλλον κάποιου παρατηρώντας τις γραμμές της παλάμης του χεριού του.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < χειρ(ο)- + μάντης].