πλαγιοφορούμαι

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

Greek Monolingual

-έομαι, Α
κείμαι λοξώς, πλαγίως.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < πλάγιος + φοροῦμαι «μεταφέρομαι, φέρομαι»].