ἀργολογέω
From LSJ
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
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀργολογέω: λέγω ἀνόητα καὶ μάταια, Βασίλ. ΙΙΙ. 1305D, Γρηγ. Νύσσ. Ι. 272D, καὶ ἄλλοι.
Spanish (DGE)
hablar en vano, charlatanear ἥτις οὐκ οἶδε ποτὲ ἀργολογεῖν (de las Sagradas Escrituras), Basil.M.30.29B, ἐν καιρῷ ψαλμωδίας σιγᾷ ἢ τῷ πλησίον ἀργολογεῖ Ephr.Syr.1.72D, cf. 2.171B, Basil.M.31.1305D, Dor.Ab.Doct.4.53, Cyr.S.V.Euthym.4 (p.12.6).
