εἵαται
From LSJ
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)
εἵατο, Ep. 3pl. pres. and impf. of ἧμαι. II εἴατο, Med. form for ἦσαν (impf. of εἰμί sum), read by Aristarch. in Od.20.106. 2 εἵατο, 3pl. plpf. Med. of ἕννυμι.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
εἵαται: εἵατο, Ἐπ. γ΄ πληθ. ἐνεστ. καὶ παρατ. τοῦ ἧμαι: - ἐν Ὀδ. Υ. 106 ὁ Ἀρίσταρχ. ἀνεγίνωσκεν εἴατο (ἤατο Monro), μέσ. τύπος ἀντὶ τοῦ ἦσαν (παρατ. τοῦ εἰμί).
French (Bailly abrégé)
3ᵉ pl. prés. épq. de ἧμαι.
English (Autenrieth)
see ἧμαι.
Spanish (DGE)
v. ἧμαι.
Greek Monotonic
εἵαται: εἵατο, Επικ. αντί ἧνται, ἦντο, γʹ πληθ. ενεστ. και παρατ. του ἧμαι.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
εἵᾰται: = ἕαται.
