canopy
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
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
taking the sacred hangings from the treasure-house, he made a canopy: V. λαβὼν ὑφάσμαθ' ἱρὰ θησαυρῶν πάρα κατεσκίαζε (Eur., Ion, 1141).
upon the roof he spreads a canopy of cloth: V. ὀρόφῳ πτέρυγα περιβάλλει πέπλων (Eur., Ion, 1143).
