ἐλλοχᾶν
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
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also: ἐλλοχάω) lay a snare for, lay a trap for, lie in ambush for, lie in ambush, lie in wait for, lie in wait
