προσλιπάρησις
From LSJ
βορβόρῳ δ' ὕδωρ λαμπρὸν μιαίνων οὔποθ' εὑρήσεις ποτόν → once limpid waters are stained with mud, you'll never find a drink
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A perseverance in a thing, Antyll. ap. Orib.6.10.14; persistence, Luc.Cal.20.
German (Pape)
[Seite 772] ἡ, 1) das Beharren, Verweilen bei einer Sache, an einem Orte? – 2) inständiges Bitten, Flehen, Luc. Calumn. 20.