φεῖ
From LSJ
σταγόνες ὕδατος πέτρας κοιλαίνουσιν → constant dropping wears away a stone, constant dripping will wear away the hardest stone, little strokes fell big oaks, constant dripping wears the stone, constant dropping wears the stone, constant dripping will wear away a stone
English (LSJ)
τό, name of the letter φ, Callias ap.Ath.10.453d, Hellad. ap. Phot.Bibl.530B.; φεῖ should be restored for φῖ in Pl.Cra.427a, etc.; a pun on φφ = Φιδίς (leg. Φειδίς) in AP7.429 (Alc.).
Frisk Etymology German
φεῖ: {pheĩ}
Grammar: n.
Meaning: indekl. Buchstabenname;
Etymology: nach πεῖ, s.d.
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