ἐν πέτροισι πέτρον ἐκτρίβων → by grinding stone against stones
ης (ἡ) :ion.faiblesse, lâcheté.Étymologie: ἀ, ἀλκή.
(ἀλκή): want of valor; only ἀναλκείῃσι δαμέντες, overcome by their cowardice. (Il.)