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From LSJ
κακοὶ μάρτυρες ἀνθρώποισιν ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ὦτα βαρβάρους ψυχὰς ἐχόντων → eyes and ears are poor witnesses for men if their souls do not understand the language (Heraclitus Phil.: Fr. B 107; Testimonia: Fragment 16, line 6)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. φθάνω, φθάνειν, προφθάνειν, προλαμβάνω, προλαμβάνειν, P. προκαταλαμβάνειν.