ἰθυντήρ
καὶ οἱ ἀμαθέστατοι τῶν ἰατρῶν τὸ αὐτὸ σοὶ ποιοῦσιν, ἐλεφαντίνους νάρθηκας καὶ σικύας ἀργυρᾶς ποιούμενοι καὶ σμίλας χρυσοκολλήτους: ὁπόταν δὲ καὶ χρήσασθαι τούτοις δέῃ, οἱ μὲν οὐδὲ ὅπως χρὴ μεταχειρίσασθαι αὐτὰ ἴσασιν → the most ignorant of doctors do the same as you, getting themselves ivory containers, silver cupping instruments, and gold-inlaid scalpels; but when it's time to use those things, they haven't the slightest notion of how to handle them
English (LSJ)
ῆρος, ὁ,
A guide, pilot, A.R. 4.209, 1260,IG9(1).390 (Naupactus), Jul.Or.1.25c; shepherd, Theoc. Syrinx 2; ἰ. πυρός, of Hephaestus, v.l. in Coluth.54; ruler, Ἑσπερίης χθονός Epigr.Gr.905 (Gortyn); προτέρων ὑπέρτερος ἰθυντήρων Milet. 1(9).340.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1246] ῆρος, ὁ, der Gerademachende, Lenkende; Theocr. Syrinx (XV, 21); σιδήρου Coluth. 64; Steuermann, Ap. Rh. 4, 209. 1260.
