ramification
From LSJ
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
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
none of the rest protested any further because they were afraid when they saw the ramifications of the plot: P. ἀντέλεγεν οὐδεὶς ἔτι τῶν ἄλλων δεδιὼς καὶ ὁρῶν πολύ τὸ συνεστηκός (Thuc. 8, 66).