δυσπρόσοπτος

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κακοὶ μάρτυρες ἀνθρώποισιν ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ὦτα βαρβάρους ψυχὰς ἐχόντων → eyes and ears are poor witnesses for men if their souls do not understand the language (Heraclitus Phil.: Fr. B 107; Testimonia: Fragment 16, line 6)

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Transliteration A: dysprósoptos Transliteration B: dysprosoptos Transliteration C: dysprosoptos Beta Code: duspro/soptos

English (LSJ)

ον,

   A hard to look on, horrid to behold, κάρα τὸ δ. ib.286; ὀνείρατα Id.El.460; ὄψις καὶ κίνησις Plu.Aem.12. Adv. -τως Agatharch.26.

German (Pape)

[Seite 688] schwer anzusehen; όνείρατα Soph. El. 452, deren Anblick Unglück bedeutet; καὶ ἔκφυλος ὄψις Plut. Aemil. 12.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

δυσπρόσοπτος: -ον, ὃν δύσκολον εἶνε νὰ προσβλέψῃ τις, κάρα τὸ δ. Σοφ. Ο. Κ. 286· ὀνείρατα ὁ αὐτ. Ἠλ. 460. ― Ὁ Nauck προτιμᾷ δυσπρόσωπον.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ος, ον :
1 horrible à voir;
2 terrible à voir.
Étymologie: δυσ-, προσόψομαι.