slide
From LSJ
ταῦτα δὲ ἔδει ποιῆσαι κἀκεῖνα μὴ ἀφιέναι → these things should have been done without neglecting the others | these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others | these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb intransitive
slip: P. and V. ὀλισθάνειν.
slide off: Ar. and P. ἀπολισθάνειν, Ar. and V. ἐξολισθάνειν.
let a thing slide: Met., P. and V. παριέναι (acc.), μεθιέναι (acc.); see let slip, under slip.
it is necessary to consider how to prevent your shutting your eyes and letting everything slide still further: P. δεῖ σκοπεῖν ὅπως μὴ προελθόντα ἔτι πορρωτέρω λήσει πάνθ' ὑμᾶς (Dem. 66).
