πρόκοττα

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ἄλλαι μὲν βουλαὶ ἀνθρώπων, ἄλλα δὲ Θεὸς κελεύει → man proposes, God disposes | men's wishes are different from what God orders | man's will is often different than God's decisions

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Greek (Liddell-Scott)

πρόκοττα: ἢ προκόττα, ἡ, Δωρ. λέξις ἀντὶ προκόμιον, Πολυδ. Β΄, 29· «προκότταν· τὴν πρὸ τῆς κεφαλῆς τρίχωσιν· κοττὶς γὰρ παρὰ τοῖς Δωριεῦσιν ἡ κεφαλὴ λέγεται» Φώτ.· «εἶδος κουρᾶς· ἢ κεφαλῆς τρίχωμα» κτλ. Ἡσύχ., ἔνθα καὶ «προκοττίς· χαίτη».