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ἐρείκειν

From LSJ

Καιροῦ τυχὼν καὶ πτωχὸς ἰσχύει μέγα → Mendicus etiam saepe valet in tempore → Zur rechten Zeit vermag sogar ein Bettler viel

Menander, Monostichoi, 281

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also ἐρέικω): shiver, break in pieces, dash in pieces