φληναφάω
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 (LSJ)
A chatter, babble, Ar.Eq.664, Nu.1475; τί ταῦτα ληρεῖς, φληναφῶν ἄνω κάτω; Alex.25.1, cf. Oenom. ap. Eus.PE5.24, Procl. in Ti.1.90D.:—Pass., Phld.Rh.1.246 S., Ir.p.69 W.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1291] schwatzen; Ar. Equ. 664 Nub. 1458; φληναφῶν ἄνω κάτω Alexis bei Ath. VIII, 338 e; – Döderlein leitet es von φλῆνος u. ἅπτεσθαι ab.
