ὅτι χρὴ τοῦ μέλιτος ἄκρῳ δακτύλῳ, ἀλλὰ μὴ κοίλῃ χειρὶ γεύεσθαι → that honey should be tasted with the fingertip and not by the handful
SourceEnglish (Autenrieth)
(1) son of Talaus, brother of Adrastus, and father of Euryalus, Il. 2.566, Il. 23.678.—(2) son of Echius, companion of Antilochus, slain by Polydamas, Il. 15.339, Il. 8.333, Il. 13.422.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
Μηκιστεύς: εως, gen. έος ὁ Мекистей (отец Эвриала) Hom.
