θυμελικός
From LSJ
πρότερον χελώνη παραδραμεῖται δασύποδα → ere that, the tortoise shall outrun the hare | sooner will a tortoise outrun a rough-foot | sooner will a tortoise outrun a hare
English (LSJ)
ή, όν,
A of or belonging to the thymele, theatrical, θέαι, ἄνθρωποι, Plu.Fab.4, Sull.36; θ. ἔρις Com.Adesp.57; τὸ θ. theatrical, vulgar style, Plu.2.853b; of performances of music, dancing, etc., in the orchestra (cf. foreg. 11.b); θ. ἀγών SIG457.1 (Thespiae, iii B.C.), cf. D.S.4.5, CIG 3493.11 (Thyatira), etc.; θ. ἀκροάματα Corn.ND30; οἱ θ. the musicians, opp. οἱ σκηνικοί, the actors, Plu.Cat.Mi.46; opp. ὑποκριταί, Ptol. Tetr.180 (but later of actors, Jul.Ep.89b, Cod.Just.1.4.14); ἡ θ. σύνοδος the company of θ., IG22.1350, OGI713, etc.
