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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

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Greek Monolingual

και κυθρῖνος, ὁ, ΜΑ
μσν.
κοιλότητα σε περιστερώνα, φωλιά ζευγαριού περιστεριών
αρχ.
1. βαθύ κοίλωμα σε κοίτη ποταμού ή σε βυθό έλους
2. βαθιά οπή στο έδαφος από την οποία αναβλύζει νερό.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < χύτρος / κύθρος + επίθημα -ῖνος (πρβλ. ἐλεγξῖνος)].