ληκέω
From LSJ
Μή μοι γένοιθ', ἃ βούλομ', ἀλλ' ἃ συμφέρει → Ne sit mihi, quod cupio, sed quod expedit → nicht was ich will, geschehe mir, doch was mir nützt
English (LSJ)
Dor. and later Gr. λᾱκέω,
A crack, crackle, Theoc.2.24; burst asunder, ἐλάκησε μέσος Act.Ap.1.18; λακῆσαι τὰς ψύλλας ποιήσεις Gp.13.15.5:—in Call.Iamb.1.183 P. the context is broken.
