3. hJ stoa; hJ poikivlh , the Poecile or great hall at Athens adorned with paintings of the battle of Marathon by Polygnotus, Aeschin. , etc.
III. metaph. changeful, various, diversified, manifold, Aesch ., Plat. ;— p. mh`ne" the changing months, Pind.
2. of Art, p. u{mno" a song of changeful strain or full of diverse art, Id.; so, poikivlon kiqarivzwn
3.
intricate, complex,
Hdt
.,
Soph.
,
etc.
:—
Adv.
,
poikivlw" aujdwvmeno"
speaking
in double sense,
Soph.
b.
of abstruse knowledge,
intricate, subtle,
poikivlon ti eijdevnai
Eur
.;
oujde;n p
. nothing
abstruse
or
difficult,
Plat
.:—so, of persons,
subtle, wily,
Aesch
.;
p. ga;r aJnhvr
Ar.
4. changeable, changeful, unstable, Arist .:— poikivlw" e[cein to be different, Xen.
poikilovstolo"
poikiØlov-stolo" , on , ( stovlo" II ) of a ship, with variegated prow, Soph.
poikiloterphv"
poikiØlo-terphv" , ev" , ( tevrpw ) delighting by variety, Anth.
poikilovteukto"
poikilov-teukto" , on , ( teuvcw ) manifold, Anth.
Id.
poikilovtraulo"
poikiØlov-traulo" , on , twittering in various notes, Theocr.
poikilofovrmigx
poikiØlo-fovrmigx , iggo", oJ, hJ , accompanied by the various notes of the lyre, Pind.
poikilovfrwn
poikiØlov-frwn , ono", oJ, hJ , = poikilomhvth" , Eur.
poivkilsi"
poivkilsi" , ew", hJ , ( poikivllw ) = poikiliva , Plat.
poikiltevon
poikiltevon , verb. Adj. of poikivllw , one must work in embroidery, Plat.
poikilthv"
poikilthv" , ou`, oJ , ( poikivllw ) a broiderer, Aeschin.
poikilw/dov"
poikiØl-w/dov" , ovn , ( wj/dhv ) of perplexed and juggling song, Soph.
poimaivnw
poimaivnw , f. a±nw` , ( poimhvn ) to be shepherd, ejpÆ o[essi over the sheep, Il.: c. acc. to tend a flock, Od., Eur. , etc. ; absol. , Theocr. :— Pass. , like nevmomai , to roam the pastures, of flocks, Il., Eur.
2. in Aesch. , pa`" pepoivmantai tovpo" every place has been traversed (as by a shepherd seeking after stray sheep).
II. metaph. to tend, cherish, mind, Pind ., Aesch.