ὀλαγμεύειν
From LSJ
πολλάκις δοκεῖ τὸ φυλάξαι τἀγαθὰ τοῦ κτήσασθαι χαλεπώτερον εἶναι → it often proves harder to keep than to win prosperity | it is often harder for men to keep the good they have, than it was to obtain it
English (LSJ)
ὀλὰς βάλλειν, Phot. ὀλαεῖ·
ἐνοχλεῖ, καὶ ὀλαθεῖ ὁμοίως, Hsch. ὀλαί,A v. οὐλαί.
Greek Monolingual
ὀλαγμεύειν (Α)
(κατά τον Φώτ.) «ὀλὰς βάλλειν».
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Άγνωστης ετυμολ. Αβέβαιη θεωρείται η σύνδεση της λ. με το ὀλαί / οὐλαί.
Frisk Etymological English
ὀλαιμ- See also: s. λαίγματα, οὐλαι.
