ἀκροθιγής
ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the claws, judge by a slight but characteristic mark, small traits give the clue to the character of a person, deduce something from a small indication, identify a lion from its claws
English (LSJ)
ές,
A touching on surface, touching the lips, φίλημα AP 12.68 (Mel.): metaph., ἀ. περὶ τὰς πράξεις Vett.Val.40.1. Adv. ἀκροθιγῶς, ἐμβάπτειν just dip in, so that it is hardly wetted, Dsc.2.83: metaph., ἀ. εἴρηται Marin.Procl.26, cf. Vett.Val.271.11, Men.Rh. p.417 S.
German (Pape)
[Seite 83] ές, leicht berührend, φίλημα, Mel. 14 (XII, 68). – Adv. -γῶς, Sp.; übh. leicht, obenhin, ἐφάπτεσθαι Men. rhet. IX p. 286.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀκροθῐγής: -ές, θιγγάνων, ἐγγίζων τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν, τὰ χείλη˙ φίλημα, Ἀνθ. Π. 12, 68. - Ἐπίρρ., ἀκροθιγῶς ἐμβάπτειν, ἐμβάπτειν ὀλίγον μόνον, ὥστε μόλις νὰ ὑγρανθῇ, Διοσκ. 2. 105.
