ἔλδομαι

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ὕδωρ δὲ πίνων οὐδὲν ἂν τέκοι σοφόν → by drinking water you would never create anything great

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Transliteration A: éldomai Transliteration B: eldomai Transliteration C: eldomai Beta Code: e)/ldomai

English (LSJ)

and ἐέλδομαι, poet. Verb, only pres. and impf.,

   A wish, long, c. inf., Il.13.638, Od.4.162, Pi.O.1.4: c. gen., long for, σὴν ἄλοχον τῆς αἰὲν ἐέλδεαι Od.5.210; ἐλδόμεναι πεδίοιο (of mules) eager to reach it, Il.23.122: c.acc., desire, ἑὸν αὐτοῦ χρεῖος ἐελδόμενος Od.1.409, cf. Il.5.481: abs., νόστησας ἐελδομένοισι μάλ' ἡμῖν Od.24.400:—Pass. only once, νῦν τοι ἐελδέσθω πόλεμος be war now welcome to thee, Il. 16.494.