προσεκκόπτω

μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.

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Full diacritics: προσεκκόπτω	Medium diacritics: προσεκκόπτω	Low diacritics: προσεκκόπτω	Capitals: ΠΡΟΣΕΚΚΟΠΤΩ
Transliteration A: prosekkóptō	Transliteration B: prosekkoptō	Transliteration C: prosekkopto	Beta Code: prosekko/ptw

English (LSJ)

extirpate besides, καὶ τὰ ἄλλα [δένδρα], καὶ τὸν ἕτερον [ὀφθαλμόν], Teles p.59 H.; τὸν δράκοντα f.l. for προεκκόπτω in Lib.Ep.1385.5.

προσεκκόπτω: ἐκκόπτω, κτυπῶν ἐπιβάλλω, καταστρέφω προσέτι, Τέλης παρὰ Στοβ. 577. 20.