ἀμφιστρεφής

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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

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Full diacritics: ἀμφιστρεφής Medium diacritics: ἀμφιστρεφής Low diacritics: αμφιστρεφής Capitals: ΑΜΦΙΣΤΡΕΦΗΣ
Transliteration A: amphistrephḗs Transliteration B: amphistrephēs Transliteration C: amfistrefis Beta Code: a)mfistrefh/s

English (LSJ)

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   A turning all ways, of a dragon's three heads, Il. 11.40 (v.l. ἀμφιστεφέες):—also ἀμφι-στραφής, Diotog. ap. Stob.4.7.62.

German (Pape)

[Seite 144] umwunden, in einander verwickelt, Hom. einmal, Iliad. 11, 40 κεφαλαὶ δέ οἱ ἦσαν τρεῖς ἀμφιστρεφέες, v. l. ἀμφιστεφέες, Aristarch schrieb mit ρ, s. Scholl. Didym. u. vgl. Apoll. lex. 26, 10.