τὸ πολὺ τοῦ βίου ἐν δικαστηρίοις φεύγων τε καὶ διώκων κατατρίβομαι → waste the greater part of one's life in courts either as plaintiff or defendant
P. and V. κλῖμαξ, ἡ; see also rung.
scaling ladder: ἐπιβάθρα, ἡ, see under scaling.
κλῖμαξ, σκάλα
