Ἐτρίβετο
was being wasted
Translated by David Whitehead23 Jan 2008Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning he/she/it] was being deferred, was being delayed. "With disagreements lasting so long, the attack was being wasted."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐτρίβετο· ὑπερετίθετο, ἀνεβάλλετο. μέχρι πολλοῦ διαφερομένων, ἐτρίβετο ἡ προσβολή.
Betacode
*)etri/beto: u(pereti/qeto, a)neba/lleto. me/xri pollou= diaferome/nwn, e)tri/beto h( prosbolh/.