skimp
From LSJ
Καλὸν τὸ νικᾶν ἀλλ' ὑπερνικᾶν κακόν → Vincere bonum est: ultra fas vincere lubricum → Schön ist zu siegen, übermäßig siegen schlecht
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
not skimping the work, but furnishing (the ships) in the best manner possible: P. οὐδ' ἀφοσιούμενος ἀλλ' ὡς οἷόν τ' ἄριστα παρασκευαζόμενος (Isaeus, 67, 20).
