πέρδιξ
κινδυνεύει μὲν γὰρ ἡμῶν οὐδέτερος οὐδὲν καλὸν κἀγαθὸν εἰδέναι, ἀλλ᾽ οὗτος μὲν οἴεταί τι εἰδέναι οὐκ εἰδώς, ἐγὼ δέ, ὥσπερ οὖν οὐκ οἶδα, οὐδὲ οἴομαι· ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι. → for neither of us appears to know anything great and good; but he fancies he knows something, although he knows nothing; whereas I, as I do not know anything, so I do not fancy I do. In this trifling particular, then, I appear to be wiser than he, because I do not fancy I know what I do not know.
English (LSJ)
Cret. πήριξ Hsch., ῑκος S.Fr.323, Nicopho 18, ῐκος Archil. 106, Epich.84, ὁ and ἡ :—
A partridge, Ar.Av.767; οἱ ὄρτυγες καὶ οἱ π. X.Mem.2.1.4; σκοπέλων μετανάστρια π. AP7.204 (Agath.): prov., πέρδιξ ὄρουσον 'look sharp', Ar.Fr.523.
