τρίβειν
From LSJ
πολλὰ δ' ἄναντα κάταντα πάραντά τε δόχμιά τ' ἦλθον → and ever upward, downward, sideward, and aslant they went
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also τρίβω): bruise, delay, employ, exhaust, pound, rub, spend, in a mortar, pass time, pass, rub away, tire out, waste time, wear away, wear out, while away
Lexicon Thucydideum
atterere, to wear away, waste, 7.48.6, 7.49.2, 8.46.4,
item likewise 8.56.2.
PASS. teri, to be rubbed, 2.77.4,
Transl. translate atteri, to be worn away, 6.18.6, 7.42.5, [vulgo commonly τρίβεσθαι]
