βοθρεύω
From LSJ
Ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → It is impossible to know the spirit, thought, and mind of any man before he be versed in sovereignty and the laws
English (LSJ)
dig a trench or pit, Gp.9.6.2:—also βοθρέω, Nonn. D. 47.69, and βοθρ-ίζω, Heliod. ap. Orib.46.22.16.
Spanish (DGE)
cavar un hoyo para plantar un olivo Gp.9.6.2.
German (Pape)
[Seite 452] eine Grube graben, Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
βοθρεύω: σκάπτω βόθρον, λάκκον, Γεωπ. 9. 6, 2 · βοθρέω, Νόνν. Δ. 47. 69.
