παρορύσσειν
From LSJ
τοῦ δὲ πολέμου οἱ καιροὶ οὐ μενετοί → in war, opportunities won't wait | the chances of war will not wait (Thucydides 1.142.2)
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also: παρορύσσω, παρορύττω) dig beside
Lexicon Thucydideum
iuxta fodere, to dig close by, 6.101.2.
