ψυχόω
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 (LSJ)
(ψυχή) A give soul to, λίθον APl.4.159; σῶμα Ph.1.33, cf. Nonn.D.25.542; ψυχοῦν τὸν λόγον, of νοήματα, animate, make alive, Ph.1.693, cf. Plot.4.4.22, Procl.Inst.196:—Pass., Ph.1.263, al., Plot.2.3.9. 2 give a psychical (opp. physical) character to physical sensations, Id.4.4.28. II (ψῦχος) Pass., to be made cold, become cold, Hp.Steril.213, f.l. in Plu.2.1052f (ψυχόμενον Bernardakis).
German (Pape)
[Seite 1404] 1) beseelen, beleben, λίθον Ep. ad. 245 (Plan. 159). – 2) kalt machen, abkühlen, erfrischen, Plut. de stoic. repugn. 41.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ψῡχόω: (ψυχή) παρέχω ψυχὴν ἢ ζωὴν εἴς τι, ἔμψυχόν τι ποιῶ, τίς λίθον ἐψύχωσε; Ἀνθ. Πλαν. 159· ψυχοῦν ποταμόν, ἐπὶ τῶν ἰχθύων, οἱ ὁποῖοι ποιοῦσιν αὐτὸν οἱονεὶ ἔμψυχον, ζῶντα, Φίλων Ι. 663. ΙΙ. (ψῦχος) ἐν τῷ παθ., γίνομαι ψυχρός, ψύχομαι, Ἱππ. 675. 49, Πλούτ. 2. 1052F.
French (Bailly abrégé)
-ῶ :
animer, vivifier.
Étymologie: ψυχή.
Greek Monotonic
ψῡχόω: μέλ. -ώσω (ψυχή), δίνω ψυχή ή ζωή σε κάτι, καθιστώ κάτι έμψυχο, τίς λίθον ἐψύχωσε;, σε Ανθ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ψῡχόω: охлаждать Plut.
