περιορμίζω
From LSJ
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
English (LSJ)
A bring round [a ship] to anchor, D.51.4,7, PCair.Zen. 343.3 (iii B.C.), Plu.Ant.35:—Med., come to anchor, Th.3.6.
German (Pape)
[Seite 585] das Schiff in einen Hafen bringen, od. um Etwas vor Anker legen, Dem. 51, 4; med. = Vor., Thuc. 3, 6; bei Plut. Pomp. 76 zw.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
περιορμίζω: φέρω [[[πλοῖον]]] ὁλόγυρα εἰς ἀγκυροβολίαν, Δημ. 1229. 9., 1230. 9· - Μέσ., ἀγκυροβολῶ, Θουκ. 3. 6.