στρέφειν

From LSJ

λόγῳ ἀναλίσκω τὸν χρόνον τῆς ἡμέρας → waste the day in idle talk, consume the duration of the day with talk

Source

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also στρέφω): spin, turn, twist, make revolve, make to revolve