ἀνδρεῖος
ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κρείττων → the hidden attunement is better than the obvious one, invisible connection is stronger than visible, harmony we can't see is stronger than harmony we can, unseen harmony is stronger than what we can see
English (LSJ)
α, ον, Ion. ἀνδρ-ήιος, η, ον (codd. of Hdt. have the common form in the Comp. and Sup. ἀνδρειότερος, -ότατος, 1.79,123), Delph. ἀνδρέος GDI1724, al.:—
A of or for a man, στέγη dub. in A.Fr.124; θαἰμάτια Ar.Ec.75; opp. γυναικεῖος, Id.Th.154, Archipp.6D., Pl.R. 451c, X.Mem.2.7.5; πέπλοι Theoc.28.10 (where ἀνδρέϊοι) ; αὐλός (v. αὐλός) Hdt.1.17; ἀ. ἀγορά the men's market, CIG3657 (Cyzicus); ἀνδρεῖος (sc. σύλλογος) Test.Epict.1.22, 2.29; ἀνδρεῖα ἠμπίσχετο vestem virilem, D.L.3.46; ἀ. ἱμάτιον, = toga virilis, Plu.Brut.14. II manly, masculine, courageous, ῥώμη Hdt.7.153, etc.; even of women, Arist.Pol.1277b22, Po.1454a23; and in bad sense, stubborn, ἀναίσχυντος καὶ ἀ. τὰ τοιαῦτα Luc.Ind.3: neut., τὸ ἀνδρεῖον, = ἀνδρεία, Th. 2.39; καὶ τοῦτ' ἐμοὶ τἀνδρεῖον ἡ προμηθία E.Supp.510; ἔβησαν εἰς τἀνδρεῖον Id.Andr.683. Adv. -ως Ar.Pax498, al.: Sup. -ότατα Pl.Plt. 262a. 2 of animals, Arist.HA488b17, cf. Pl.La.196d, 196e. 3 of things, strong, vigorous, λαφυγμός Eup.148; θήρατρον Ael.VH 1.1. III ἀνδρεῖα, τά, the public meals of the Cretans, also the older name for the Spartan φειδίτια or φιλίτια (q.v.), Alcm.22, Arist. Pol.1272a3, Plu.Lyc.12, Str.10.4.18 (v.l. ἄνδρια:—also ἀνδρήιον, τό, Cretan for the public hall, GDI4992 a ii 9, cf. 5040.38, al. IV ἀνδρεῖον, τό, = σίνηπι ἄγριον, Ps.-Dsc.2.154.
