παραστοχάζομαι
From LSJ
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
English (LSJ)
A aim at, τῆς συντομίας S.E.P.3.222 codd., cf. Herod.Med. ap. Orib.5.30.25 : abs., estimate, Sor.1.20.
German (Pape)
[Seite 500] das Ziel verfehlen, τοῦ σκοποῦ, Sp.; – aber auch wonach hinzielen, τινός, Sext. Emp. pyrrh. 3, 222, l. d.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
παραστοχάζομαι: ἀποθ., προσπαθῶ νὰ ἐπιτύχω τι, ἀποβλέπω εἰς αὐτὸ, τῆς συντομίας Σέξτ. Ἐμπ. 3. 22. ΙΙ. ἀποτυγχάνω, τοῦ σκοποῦ, τῆς διανοίας Βυζ.