ἀποσποδέω
πολλὰ μεταξὺ πέλει κύλικος καὶ χείλεος ἄκρου → there is many a slip twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip, there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
English (LSJ)
A wear quite off, τοὺς ὄνυχας walk one's toes off, Ar. Av.8:—Pass., = ἀπερρίφθαι, ἀποθανεῖν, Hsch. II ἀπεσποδηκότων· φλεγομένων ἐν τῇ τέφρᾳ, Id. (-ικώτων cod.).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀποσποδέω: ἀφανίζω, καταστρέφω τι ἐκ τῆς πολλῆς χρήσεως, ἀποσποδῆσαι τοὺς ὄνυχας τῶν δακτύλων, ν᾿ ἀφανίσω τοὺς ὄνυχας τῶν δακτύλων μου, Ἀριστοφ. Ὄρν. 8.
French (Bailly abrégé)
-ῶ :
user, épuiser.
Étymologie: ἀπό, σποδέω.
Greek Monotonic
ἀποσποδέω: μέλ. -ήσω, φθείρω κάτι εντελώς, το καταστρέφω μέσω της χρήσης· ἀποσποδῆσαι τοὺς ὄνυχας, καταστρέφω φθείροντας τα δάχτυλα των ποδιών μου, σε Αριστοφ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἀποσποδέω: стирать до основания (τοὺς ὄνυχας Arph.).
Middle Liddell
to wear quite off, ἀπ. τοὺς ὄνυχας to walk one's toes off, Ar.
