ἐμφόρβιος

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

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Full diacritics: ἐμφόρβιος	Medium diacritics: ἐμφόρβιος	Low diacritics: εμφόρβιος	Capitals: ΕΜΦΟΡΒΙΟΣ
Transliteration A: emphórbios	Transliteration B: emphorbios	Transliteration C: emforvios	Beta Code: e)mfo/rbios

English (LSJ)

ον,

A eating away, consuming, τινός Nic.Th.629. II ἐμφόρβιον, τό, pasture-money, Hsch.

[Seite 820] abweidend, abzehrend, Nic. Th. 629; τὸ ἐμφ., das Triftgeld, Hesych.

ἐμφόρβιος: -ον, καταβιβρώσκων, καταναλίσκων, τινος Νικ. Θ. 629· ἐμφόρβιον· «τελώνημα» Ἡσύχ.

-ον
que amordaza, que somete στρομβεῖα ... ἐμφόρβια νούσου píldoras que amordazan la enfermedad Nic.Th.629.