worm
From LSJ
Θνητὸς πεφυκὼς τοὐπίσω πειρῶ βλέπειν → Homo natus id, quod instat, ut videas, age → Als sterblich Wesen mühe dich zu seh'n, was folgt
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. εὐλή, ἡ (Herodotus and Aristotle).
creeping thing: P. and V. ἑρπετόν, τό.
verb transitive
worm one's way into: Ar. and P. εἰσδύεσθαι (εἰς, acc.); see steal into.
worm one's way into a person's favour: P. and V. ὑποτρέχειν (τινά), ὑπέρχεσθαι (τινά).
