ἀποσποδέω
σὺν Ἀθηνᾷ καὶ σὺ χεῖρα κινεῖ → God helps those who help themselves, God helps them that help themselves, heaven helps those who help themselves, the Lord helps those who help themselves, move your hand along with Athena, move your hand along with Minerva, fortune favors the prepared mind, fortune favours the prepared mind, chance favors the prepared mind, chance favours the prepared mind
English (LSJ)
A wear quite off, τοὺς ὄνυχας walk one's toes off, Ar. Av.8:—Pass., = ἀπερρίφθαι, ἀποθανεῖν, Hsch. II ἀπεσποδηκότων· φλεγομένων ἐν τῇ τέφρᾳ, Id. (-ικώτων cod.).
French (Bailly abrégé)
-ῶ :
user, épuiser.
Étymologie: ἀπό, σποδέω.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἀποσποδέω: стирать до основания (τοὺς ὄνυχας Arph.).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀποσποδέω: ἀφανίζω, καταστρέφω τι ἐκ τῆς πολλῆς χρήσεως, ἀποσποδῆσαι τοὺς ὄνυχας τῶν δακτύλων, ν᾿ ἀφανίσω τοὺς ὄνυχας τῶν δακτύλων μου, Ἀριστοφ. Ὄρν. 8.
Greek Monotonic
ἀποσποδέω: μέλ. -ήσω, φθείρω κάτι εντελώς, το καταστρέφω μέσω της χρήσης· ἀποσποδῆσαι τοὺς ὄνυχας, καταστρέφω φθείροντας τα δάχτυλα των ποδιών μου, σε Αριστοφ.
Middle Liddell
to wear quite off, ἀπ. τοὺς ὄνυχας to walk one's toes off, Ar.
