worm
From LSJ
Πενία δ' ἄτιμον καὶ τὸν εὐγενῆ ποιεῖ → Pauper inhonorus, genere sit clarus licet → Die Armut nimmt selbst dem, der edel ist, die Ehr'
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. εὐλή, ἡ (Herodotus and Aristotle).
creeping thing: P. and V. ἑρπετόν, τό.
verb transitive
worm one's way into: Ar. and P. εἰσδύεσθαι (εἰς, acc.); see steal into.
worm one's way into a person's favour: P. and V. ὑποτρέχειν (τινά), ὑπέρχεσθαι (τινά).
