ποικιλία

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. complexity of a subject, Sor. 1.2.