ἕλα
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 (Slater)
ἕλα
1 heat (of the sun) ἀλλ' ἐγὼ τᾶς (sc. Ἀφροδίτας) ἕκατι κηρὸς ὣς δαχθεὶς ἕλᾳ ἱερᾶν μελισσᾶν τάκομαι (Bergk: ἐλεηρὰν codd. Athenaei) fr. 123. 10.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἕλα: ἡ солнечный зной Pind. (v. l.).
