ολιγόπονος

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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

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Greek Monolingual

ὀλιγόπονος, -ον (Α)
αυτός που εργάζεται λίγο.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ὀλιγ(ο)- (βλ. λ. λιγο-) + πόνος.