Ἐξονυχίζειν
to draw the fingernail over
Translated by Catharine Roth10 Jul 2007Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to examine with the fingernails.
"We consider it a [public] harm not to be accurate about and draw the fingernail over each [man/thing]."1
Or the [verb that means] to speak with accuracy.
"We consider it a [public] harm not to be accurate about and draw the fingernail over each [man/thing]."1
Or the [verb that means] to speak with accuracy.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐξονυχίζειν· ἐξετάζειν τοῖς ὄνυξι. βλάβην νομίζομεν τὸ μὴ περὶ ἑκάστου ἀκριβοῦν καὶ ἐξονυχίζειν. ἢ τὸ ἀκριβολογεῖσθαι.
Betacode
*)econuxi/zein: e)ceta/zein toi=s o)/nuci. bla/bhn nomi/zomen to\ mh\ peri\ e(ka/stou a)kribou=n kai\ e)conuxi/zein. h)\ to\ a)kribologei=sqai.