δεκτικός
καὶ οἱ ἀμαθέστατοι τῶν ἰατρῶν τὸ αὐτὸ σοὶ ποιοῦσιν, ἐλεφαντίνους νάρθηκας καὶ σικύας ἀργυρᾶς ποιούμενοι καὶ σμίλας χρυσοκολλήτους: ὁπόταν δὲ καὶ χρήσασθαι τούτοις δέῃ, οἱ μὲν οὐδὲ ὅπως χρὴ μεταχειρίσασθαι αὐτὰ ἴσασιν → the most ignorant of doctors do the same as you, getting themselves ivory containers, silver cupping instruments, and gold-inlaid scalpels; but when it's time to use those things, they haven't the slightest notion of how to handle them
English (LSJ)
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A fit for receiving, τὸ τῆς τροφῆς δ. the part that receives the food (sc. ἡ κοιλία), Arist.Pol.1290b27, cf. HA489a3; αἰσθητήριον δ. τῶν αἰσθητῶν Id.PA647a7; [τοῦ εἴδους] Id.Metaph.1023a12: Comp., Id.Pr. 966a12. 2 capable of, ἐπιστήμης Pl.Def.415a; ἐναντιώσεων Arist. GC320a4; τῆς ἕξεως Id.Cat.12a30; διατάξεως Porph.Abst.1.7; παθημάτων Hierocl.in CA 24p.470M.; θυμοῦ Phld.Ir.p.87 W.; πόνων Demetr.Lac.Herc.1012.45 F., cf. Phld.D.1.2. 3 abs., capable of receiving, recipient, Arist.de An.414a10, Ph.249a2.
