ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον → human being is only a breath and a shadow, man is but a breath and a shadow
shovel: Ar. and P. ἄμη, ἡ (Xen.).
dig: P. and V. σκάπτειν, ὀρύσσειν.
scoop out, hollow out: P. κοιλαίνειν.
scooped out: P. ἐξεγλυμμένος (Plato) (ἐκγλύφειν).
