ΠΟΙΚΙΛΟΜΗΤΙ, ποικιλομητι
POIKILOMĒTI, poikilomēti
Sounds Like: poy-KEE-loh-may-tee
Translations: of varied counsel, of many devices, resourceful, cunning, wily
From the root: ΠΟΙΚΙΛΟΣ, ΜΗΤΙΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective formed from 'ποικίλος' (poikilos), meaning 'varied' or 'diverse', and 'μῆτις' (mētis), meaning 'counsel' or 'skill'. It describes someone who possesses a wide range of plans, strategies, or cunning devices. It is often used to characterize individuals who are highly resourceful, clever, or even wily in their actions.
Inflection: Singular, Vocative, Masculine or Feminine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 7:9
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΟΙΚΙΛΟΣ, ΜΗΤΙΣ, appear in our texts.
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