ἀπόλλω
καὶ οἱ ἀμαθέστατοι τῶν ἰατρῶν τὸ αὐτὸ σοὶ ποιοῦσιν, ἐλεφαντίνους νάρθηκας καὶ σικύας ἀργυρᾶς ποιούμενοι καὶ σμίλας χρυσοκολλήτους: ὁπόταν δὲ καὶ χρήσασθαι τούτοις δέῃ, οἱ μὲν οὐδὲ ὅπως χρὴ μεταχειρίσασθαι αὐτὰ ἴσασιν → the most ignorant of doctors do the same as you, getting themselves ivory containers, silver cupping instruments, and gold-inlaid scalpels; but when it's time to use those things, they haven't the slightest notion of how to handle them
English (LSJ)
late form of ἀπόλλυμι, LXX 4 Ma.6.14, v.l. in Eust.712.55, etc.
Spanish (DGE)
1 destruir τί ... σεαυτὸν ἀλογίστως ἀπόλλεις; LXX 4Ma.6.14.
2 perder τὸν μισθόν Hierocl.Facet.187.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀπόλλω: Βυζ. τύπος τοῦ ἀπόλλυμι, πρβλ. Εὐστ. 712, 55, κτλ. Ἑβδ. (Μακκ. Δ΄, Ϛ΄, 14) ὡς ὁ Freld κατὰ τὸν Ἀλεξανδρ. Κώδικα καὶ τὸν Χρυσόστ.
