ὑψιπέτηλος
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)
ὑψιπέτηλον, Ion. and Ep. for ὑψιπέταλος, used like ὑψίκομος, of trees, Il.13.437, Od.4.458, 11.588.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ος, ον :
aux hautes feuilles.
Étymologie: ὕψι, πέταλον.
German (Pape)
ion. und ep. = ὑψιπέταλος, hoch belaubt, δένδρεον Il. 13.437, Od. 4.458, 11.588.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ὑψιπέτηλος: высоколиственный (δένδρεον Hom.).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ὑψῐπέτηλος: -ον, Ἰων. καὶ Ἐπικ. ἀντὶ ὑψῐ-πέταλος, ἐν χρήσει ὡς τὸ ὑψίκομος, ἐπὶ δένδρων, Ἰλ. Ν. 437, Ὀδ. Δ. 458, Λ. 588.
English (Autenrieth)
(πέταλον): with lofty leaves or foliage.
Greek Monolingual
-ον, Α
(ιων. και επικ. τ.) βλ. ὑψιπέταλος.
Greek Monotonic
ὑψῐπέτηλος: -ον, Επικ. αντί ὑψιπέτᾰλος, αυτός που έχει υψηλό φύλλωμα, πανύψηλος, σε Όμηρ.
Middle Liddell
ὑψῐ-πέτηλος, ον, [epic for ὑψιπέτᾰλος]
with high foliage, towering, Hom.
