περικάρπιον
λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us
English (LSJ)
τό, A case of fruit or seed, pod, husk, or shell, Arist. de An.412b2, Mete.380a11, GA770a15, Pr.925b30, Thphr.HP1.2.1,al., Phan.Hist.34, Dsc.2.110. II bracelet, Poll.5.99, Malch.p.423 D.
German (Pape)
[Seite 578] τό, das, was die Frucht od. den Samen umgiebt, Samenkapsel, Schale der Frucht; Arist. meteor. 4, 3; probl. 20, 25; τῶν ῥοιῶν, Alciphr. 3, 60; a. Sp. – Auch = Armband. Poll.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
περικάρπιον: τό, ἡ θήκη τοῦ καρποῦ ἢ τοῦ σπόρου, λέπυρον, Ἀριστ. π. Ψυχῆς 2. 1, 6, Μετεωρ. 4. 3, 1, π. Ζ. Γεν. 4.4, 4, Προβλ. 20. 25, Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Ἱστ. 1. 2, 1. ΙΙ. τὸ περὶ τὸν καρπὸν τῆς χειρὸς ψέλιον, «βραχιόλι», Πολυδ. Ε΄, 99.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
περικάρπιον: τό скорлупа или оболочка плода Arst.
