ἐκκοιλαίνω
λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us
English (LSJ)
A hollow out, Plb.10.48.7.
German (Pape)
[Seite 764] aushöhlen, Pol. 10, 48, 7.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐκκοιλαίνω: μέλλ. -ᾰνω, κάμνω τι κοῖλον, ἐνσκάπτω, Πολύβ. 10. 48, 7.
Spanish (DGE)
horadar, agujerear κατ' ὅ τι τοῦ ᾠοῦ ἐκκοιλήνας Hdt.2.73
•horadar, erosionar una catarata las rocas, Plb.10.48.7
•arq. ahuecar, vaciar τὰ δὲ μέσα τῶν ἀετῶν ἐκ τοῦ ἐντὸς ἐνκοιλαινέτω (sic) para aliviar el peso del frontón sobre el entablamento ID 500A.32, cf. 34 (III a.C.).
Greek Monolingual
(AM ἐκκοιλαίνω)
κάνω κάτι κοίλο, βαθουλώνω.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἐκκοιλαίνω: прокапывать, прорывать (τοὺς πλαταμῶνας τῇ βίᾳ τοῦ ῥεύματος Polyb.).
