ἐνδιατρίβειν
From LSJ
μή μοι θεοὺς καλοῦσα βουλεύου κακῶς· πειθαρχία γάρ ἐστι τῆς εὐπραξίας μήτηρ, γυνὴ Σωτῆρος· ὦδ᾽ ἔχει λόγος → When you invoke the gods, do not be ill-advised. For Obedience is the mother of Success, wife of Salvation—as the saying goes.
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ἐνδιατρίβω): amuse oneself with, be occupied in, dabble in, dwell upon a subject, pass the time over, pass time in a place, spend one's time in
Lexicon Thucydideum
terere tempus, immorari, to pass time, delay, 2.18.2, 2.85.6, 3.29.1, 5.12.2, 7.81.4.
