preliminary inquiry

From LSJ

ἀσκὸς ὕστερον δεδάρθαι κἀπιτετρίφθαι γένος → I'd be willing to be flayed into a wineskin afterwards and to have my line wiped out

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)

ἀνάκρισις, ἄγκρισις