ἀποσταδά
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
English (LSJ)
[δᾰ],
A standing apart, Od.6.143.
German (Pape)
[Seite 326] fernabstehend, fern, Od. 6, 143. 146.