πολύστροφος

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καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι → and silence is often the wisest thing for a man to heed, and often is man's best wisdom to be silent, and often keeping silent is the wisest thing for a man to heed

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Transliteration A: polýstrophos Transliteration B: polystrophos Transliteration C: polystrofos Beta Code: polu/strofos

English (LSJ)

ον,

   A much-twisted, λίνα ib.6.107 (Phil.); ἀκτίς Mesom.Sol.12.    2 versatile, γνώμα Pi.Fr.214; π. τὴν γνώμην Poll.6.131.    3 making many turns, of a dancer, Nonn.D.30.108; ἡνιοχεύς (of a steersman) ib.40.464.

German (Pape)

[Seite 674] viel od. oft gedreht, geflochten, λίνα, Philip. 8 (VI, 107); sich vielfach drehend, windend, πολύστροφον ἀκτῖνα ἀμπλέκων, von der Sonne, Dionys. 2; auch übertr., γνώμα, beweglich, gewandt, Pind. frg. 233.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

πολύστροφος: -ον, ὁ πολὺ συνεστραμμένος, λίνα Ἀνθ. Π. 6. 107. 2) = πολύτροπος, γνώμα Πινδ. Ἀποσπ. 233· π. τὴν γνώμην Πολυδ. Ϛ΄, 131.