πέτρην κοιλαίνει ρανὶς ὕδατος ἐνδελεχείῃ → constant dropping wears away a stone, constant dripping will wear away the hardest stone, little strokes fell big oaks, constant dripping wears the stone, constant dropping wears the stone, constant dripping will wear away a stone
ἑωθῐνή: ἡ1 (sc. ὥρα) утро olyb.;2 (sc. φυλακή; тж. ἡ ἑωθινὴ φυλακή Plut.) утренняя стража (лат. quarta vigilia): ὑπὸ τὴν ἑωθινήν Polyb. приблизительно во время утренней стражи.