marking with various colours, embroidering,
ποικῐλ-ία,ἡ,
A. marking with various colours, embroidering,
Pl. R. 373a , 401a , cf. IG 12.338.24 , 48 ;tapestry, weaving,
PTeb. 703.93 .
2. in pl.,pieces of embroidery,
γραφαὶ καὶ π.
X. Mem. 3.8.10
.
II. being marked with various colours, striped, spotted,
Arist. HA 518b16 , 564a26 .
2. varied aspect, diversity,
γινομένης π. ἐπὶ τῶν νοσημάτων
Hp. Epid. 1.8
; of the stars, ἡ περὶ τὸν οὐρανὸν π.
Pl. R. 529d
; π. χρωμάτων
Id. Phd. 110d
; Σικελικὴν π. ὄψου
Id. R. 404d
; ἔστι περὶ τὴν ἐργασίαν [τῶν μελιττῶν] . . πολλὴ π.
Arist. HA 623b26
, cf. 539a3 ; πραγμάτων
Plb. 9.22.10
; τῆς πολιτείας
Id. 6.3.3
.
3. in literary style, music, etc.,variety, intricacy, ornamentation,
αἱ περὶ τὴν λέξιν π.
Isoc. 5.27
, cf. D.H. Comp. 11 ,al.; ἡ π. τῆς λύρας
Pl. Lg. 812d
; opp.μονῳδία,
Plu. 2.7b .
4. versatility, subtlety,mostly in bad sense, π. πραπίδων
E. Fr. 27
(lyr.); ταῦτ' ἐδεῖτο λόγου τινὸς ἢ ποικιλίας
D. 29.1
: in Surgery, οὔτετομὴ οὔτε καῦσις οὔτε ἄλλη π.
Hp. Art. 62
.
5. complexityof a subject, Sor. 1.2 .
