αυτόχθονας

From LSJ

πολλὰ μεταξὺ πέλει κύλικος καὶ χείλεος ἄκρου → there is many a slip twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip, there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip

Source

Greek Monolingual

αυτόχθονας, ο (ΑΜ αὐτόχθων, -ον) χθων
1. ως ουσ. αυτός που κατοικεί στη χώρα όπου γεννήθηκε, γηγενής
2. ως επίθ. ντόπιος, επιχώριος.