ὀλισθ-ηρός,ά,όν,
A. slippery,
οἶμος
Pi. P. 2.96
(metaph.) ; ἂν . . ὀ. ᾖ τὸ χωρίον
X. Eq. 7.15
; λίθοι
Id. An. 4.3.6
, etc. ; of mucilage, Hp. Acut. 10 , 15 ( Sup. ).
II. metaph.,slippery, hard to catch and keep hold of,
Pl. Sph. 231a ( Sup. ) ; τύχη
AP 10.66
( Agath. );τὸ ὀ. τῆς διανοίας αὐτῶνPs.- Luc. Philopatr. 22 ; ὀ. ἱκεσίη
AP 5.215
( Agath. ).
2. liable to slip,
πόδες