τροπός
From LSJ
πρὶν τοὺς ἰχθῦς ἑλεῖν σὺ τὴν ἅλμην κυκᾷς → you're mixing the sauce before catching the fish | don't count your chickens before they are hatched | don't count your chickens before they hatch | first catch your hare | first catch your rabbit | first catch your rabbit and then make your stew | first catch your hare, then cook it | first catch your hare, then cook him
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A twisted leathern thong, with which the oar was fastened to the thole, τροποῖς ἐν δερματίνοισι Od.4.782, 8.53; τροπὸν αὐτόν, ἐπαρτέα δεσμὸν ἐρετμοῦ Opp.H.5.359; cf. τροπόω (B), τροπωτήρ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
οῦ (ὁ) :
courroie pour attacher la rame au bord du navire.
Étymologie: τρέπω.
