ἐπερώτησις
From LSJ
πρὶν τοὺς ἰχθῦς ἑλεῖν σὺ τὴν ἅλμην κυκᾷς → you're mixing the sauce before catching the fish | don't count your chickens before they are hatched | don't count your chickens before they hatch | first catch your hare | first catch your rabbit | first catch your rabbit and then make your stew | first catch your hare, then cook it | first catch your hare, then cook him
English (LSJ)
Ion. ἐπειρ-, εως, ἡ,
A questioning, consulting, Hdt.6.67; χρησμῶν Id.9.44, cf. IG12 (3).248.3 (Anaphe): pl., Th.4.38. 2 = foreg. 3, POxy.1205.9 (iii A.D.), Cod.Just.8.10.12.1a.
