τορεύς
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)
έως, ὁ,
A boring tool used in making wells, Philyll.18 as cited by Poll.7.192, cf. 10.149 (τόρος Eust., cf. Hsch., Phot.); γόμφων τ. for boring holes for dowels, AP6.205.8 (Leon.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 1130] ὁ, = τορευτής; bes. das Schnitzmesser, der Grabstichel des τορευτής, Sp., auch eine Art Bohrer, γόμφων, Leon. Tar. 4 (VI, 205). Vgl. noch Poll. 7, 192.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
τορεύς: έως, ὁ, ἡ γλυφὶς τορευτοῦ, Πολυδ. Ζ΄, 192, Ι΄, 149· ὡσαύτως, ὁ τρυπῶν ἢ διατρυπῶν, Ἀνθ. Π. 6. 205, ἴδε Meineke εἰς Φιλύλλιον ἐν «Φρεωρύχῳ» 1, ἴδε τόρος.
