defixio
From LSJ
πέτρην κοιλαίνει ρανὶς ὕδατος ἐνδελεχείῃ → 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
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dēfixĭo: ōnis, f.,
I enchantment, νεκρομαντίαι, κατάδεσμοι, Gloss. Lat. Gr. defigo, no. II. B. 2, b.].
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēfīxĭō, ōnis, f., nécromancie, envoûtement : Gloss. Gr.-Lat.
