εύσελμος

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

Source

Greek Monolingual

εὔσελμος και επικ. τ. ἐΰσσελμος, -ον (Α)
(για πλοία) αυτός που έχει καλά σέλματα, θέσεις για τους κωπηλάτες («νηὸς ἐϋσσέλμοιο», Ομ. Ιλ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ευ + σέλμα.