καινοτόμος

A. innovating, ἔχουσι . . οἱ τοῦ Σωκράτους λόγοι . . τὸ κομψὸν καὶ τὸ κ. are marked by cleverness and novelty, Arist. Pol. 1265a12; of persons, Hermog. Inv. 3.5: metaph., ‐τόμον πρᾶγμα ὁ πόλεμος ibid.