Ἐρείδειν
to set to work, to fall to
Translated by Craig Gibson22 May 2007Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Thus say Attic Greeks of everything that is done vigorously.1 Aristophanes [writes]: "set to work; don't ever stop eating."2 The metaphor [comes] from those who row and set to work on the oars.3