circumscribe
From LSJ
Ἐν νυκτὶ βουλὴ τοῖς σοφοῖσι γίγνεται → A nocte sapiens capere consilium solet → Die Weisen überkommt des Nachts ein guter Plan
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
P. and V. ὁρίζειν; see limit.
Starting from ground that was not narrow and circumscribed: P. οὐκ ἐκ βραχέος καὶ περιγραπτοῦ ὁρμώμενοι (Thuc. 7, 49).
