διαλείπειν
From LSJ
ἡ κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ → you can tell a fox by its tail, small traits give the clue to the character of a person
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also διαλείπω): leave a gap, stand at intervals
Lexicon Thucydideum
distare, to be distant, 7.38.3, [vulgo commonly διαλιπούσας]
de tempore, concerning time intermittere, to leave off, cease et and intermitti, to leave off, cease, 1.112.1, 3.74.1, 5.10.11.
