fritter away
From LSJ
τὴν πρὶν ἐνεσφρήγισσεν Ἔρως θρασὺς εἰκόνα μορφῆς ἡμετέρης θερμῷ βένθεϊ σῆς κραδίης → the image of my beauty that bold Love earlier stamped in the hot depths of your heart
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
Fritter away (time): P. κατατρίβειν; see waste. Throw away for nothing: P. προΐεσθαι. P. and V. προπίνειν. You will recover what has been frittered away: P. τὰ κατερρᾳθυμημένα πάλιν ἀναλήψεσθε (Dem. 42).
