ἀπόστα
From LSJ
πολλὰ μεταξὺ πέλει κύλικος καὶ χείλεος ἄκρου → there is many a slip twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip, there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
English (LSJ)
for ἀπόστηθι, aor. 2 imper. of ἀφίστημι.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀπόστα: ἀντὶ ἀπόστηθι, προστ. ἀορ. β΄ τοῦ ἀφίστημι.
French (Bailly abrégé)
v. ἀφίστημι.
Spanish (DGE)
v. ἀφίστημι.
Greek Monolingual
κ. ξαπόστα επίρρ. [ιταλ. a posta]
επίτηδες, εσκεμμένα.
Greek Monotonic
ἀπόστα: αντί ἀπόστηθι, προστ. αορ. βʹ του ἀφίστημι.