κατασπαράζω

From LSJ

ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the claws, judge by a slight but characteristic mark, small traits give the clue to the character of a person, deduce something from a small indication, identify a lion from its claws

Source

Greek Monolingual

κατασπαράζω (AM κατασπαράσσω Α και κατασπαράττω)
σπαράζω άγρια, καταξεσχίζω, κατακομματιάζω («τον κατασπάραξαν τα άγρια θηρία»).