διόρυξις
From LSJ
οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύ → good is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A digging through, Sch.Theoc.1.67.
German (Pape)
[Seite 635] ἡ, das Durchgraben, Schol. Theocr. 1, 67.
Spanish (DGE)
-εως, ἡ
excavaciónde un canal τὴν διόρυξιν ... δι' ἧς ὁ Πηνειὸς ... ῥεῖ Sch.Theoc.1.67a, ἡ τοῦ Ἄθω δ., ἵν' ἡ θάλασσα εἰσρυεῖσα πλωτὸν ἀπεργάσαιτο τὸν ἰσθμὸν τοῖς Ξέρξου σκάφεσι Sch.Luc.Rh.Pr.18.
