γοερός
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
English (LSJ)
ά, όν, (γόος) of things,
A mournful, distressful, θρῆνοι Erinna6.8 codd.; πάθη A.Ag.1176 (lyr.); δάκρυα E.Ph.1567 (lyr.); τὸ γ. καὶ ἡσύχιον μέλος Arist.Pr.922b19. II of persons, wailing, lamenting, ἥξει τι μέλος γοερὸν γοεραῖς E.Hec.84; of the nightingale, Call.Lav.Pall.94. Adv. -ρῶς D.T. 629.21, Eust. 1147.9.
German (Pape)
[Seite 500] (γόος), 1) klagend, jammernd; νόμον ἱεῖσα γοερόν Eur. Hel. 188; δάκρυα Phoen. 1567; μέλος Hec. 84; auch Sp. Prof., γοερὸν φθέγγεσθαι Luc. luct. 13; vgl. sacrif. 12. – 2) beklagenswerth, jämmerlich, Aesch. Ag. 1149. – Adv. γοερῶς, Schol. Aesch. Pers. 1049.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
γοερός: -ά, -όν, (γόος) ἐπὶ πραγμάτων, θλιβερός, λυπηρός, θρῆνοι Ἤριννα 2 Bgk.· πάθη Αἰσχύλ. Ἀγ. 1176· δάκρυα, γάμος Εὐρ. Φοιν. 1567, κτλ.· τὸ γ. καὶ ἡσύχιον μέλος Ἀριστ. Προβλ. 19. 48. ΙΙ. ἐπὶ προσώπων, θρηνῶν, ὀδυρόμενος, Εὐρ. Ἑκ. 84· ἐπὶ τῆς ἀηδόνος, Καλλ. Λουτρ. Παλλ. 94.― Ἐπίρρ. –ρῶς Εὐστ. 1147. 9.
