καταστύφω

πέτρην κοιλαίνει ρανὶς ὕδατος ἐνδελεχείῃ → constant dropping wears away a stone, constant dripping will wear away the hardest stone, little strokes fell big oaks, constant dripping wears the stone, constant dropping wears the stone, constant dripping will wear away a stone

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Full diacritics: καταστύφω	Medium diacritics: καταστύφω	Low diacritics: καταστύφω	Capitals: ΚΑΤΑΣΤΥΦΩ
Transliteration A: katastýphō	Transliteration B: katastyphō	Transliteration C: katastyfo	Beta Code: katastu/fw

English (LSJ)

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A astringe: metaph. in Pass., of a person, αὐστηρὸς καὶ κατεστυμμένος Men.Rh.p.389S.; τὸ κατεστ. sourness, harshness, Plu.Cat.Mi.46.

[Seite 1383] herb machen; pass. übertr., τοῦ Κάτωνος τὸ αὐστηρὸν καὶ κατεστυμμένον, das herbe, finstere Wesen, Plut. Cat. min. 46.