ἐπιπακτόω
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 shut close, τὰς θύρας Ar.Fr.721.
German (Pape)
[Seite 967] zumachen, verschließen, θύρας, Ar. bei Poll. 10, 27.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπιπακτόω: κλείω καλῶς, τὰς θύρας, «τῷ δὲ κλεῖσαι ἴσον τὸ πακτοῦν καὶ τὸ ἐπιπακτοῦν τὰς θύρας ἐστίν, ὥσπερ τῷ ἀνοίγειν ταὐτὸν τὸ λύειν, κτλ. Πολυδ. Ι΄, 27 (Ἀριστοφ. Ἀποσπ. 608).
