τηκτικός

From LSJ
Revision as of 01:03, 9 February 2013 by Spiros (talk | contribs) (12)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

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
Click links below for lookup in third sources:
Full diacritics: τηκτικός Medium diacritics: τηκτικός Low diacritics: τηκτικός Capitals: ΤΗΚΤΙΚΟΣ
Transliteration A: tēktikós Transliteration B: tēktikos Transliteration C: tiktikos Beta Code: thktiko/s

English (LSJ)

ή, όν, (τήκω)

   A able to dissolve, τινος Arist.PA 648b17 (Comp.), cf. Pr.907b8; τ. δύναμις S.E.M.8.198.    2 suit able for reducing, σπληνός Dsc.4.183.