ὀφιόσπαρτος
From LSJ
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
English (LSJ)
poet. ὀφῐό-σπρᾰτος, ον, (σπείρω)
A sown or engendered by serpents, EM287.13.
German (Pape)
[Seite 426] poet. ὀφιόσπρατος, von Schlangen gesäet, erzeugt, E. M.
