νεφέλιον
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
English (LSJ)
τό, Dim. of νεφέλη, Arist.Mete.367b9, Thphr.Sign.11,20. 2 Astron., nebula, Ptol.Alm.7.5, al., Vett. Val.110.12. II of clouds in urine, Hp.Coac.571, etc. 2 cloud-like opacity on the eye, Dsc.2.151, Gal.19.534. 3 white speck on the nails, Poll.2.146.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
νεφέλιον: τό, ὑποκορ. τοῦ νεφέλη, Λατ. nubecula, Ἀριστ. Μετεωρ. 2. 8, 24, Θεόφρ. περὶ Σημ. Ὑδάτ. 1. 11., 3. 6. ΙΙ. ὡσαύτως ὡς τὸ Λατ. nubecula, ἐπὶ νεφελωδῶν καθιζημάτων ἐντὸς τῶν οὔρων, Ἱππ. 213G, κτλ. 2) εἶδος νεφελοειδοῦς κηλῖδος ἐπὶ τοῦ ὀφθαλμοῦ, Παῦλ. Αἰγ. 3. 22 σελ. 25). 3) λευκὸν σημεῖον ἐπὶ τῶν ὀνύχων, Πολυδ. Β΄, 146.
