καταποικίλλω
From LSJ
Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses
English (LSJ)
A deck with various colours or in divers modes, mottle, τὸ σῶμα Pl.Ti.85a; θάλαμος, ὃν αἱ Χάριτες κατεποίκιλαν Men.Rh. p.407S.; διττὰ ὑφάσματα Ph.2.226:—Pass., ὑπὸ τῶν γραφέων τὰ ἱερὰ ἡμῖν καταπεποίκιλται Pl.Euthphr.6c; ὀροφὴ ἀστέρας καταπεποικιλμένη D.S.1.47. 2 metaph., of style, κ. τὸν λόγον Isoc. 13.16, Phld. Rh.1.167S.; also κ. τὰ γεγενημένα, of historians, Agath.Praef. p.136D.
