sleight

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οἴνῳ τὸν οἶνον ἐξελαύνεινchase out the wine with wine, take a hair of the dog that bit you, try to drive out the wine with wine

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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substantive

dexterity, skill: P. and V. τέχνη, ἡ.

deception: P. and V. ἀπάτη, ἡ, δόλος, ὁ (rare P.).

trick: P. and V. στροφή, ἡ; see trick.

conjuring: P. θαυματοποιία, ἡ, μαγγανεία, ἡ; see conjuring.