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δός μοι πᾷ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινήσω → give me a place to stand and I will move the earth, give me a place to stand and I'll move the earth, give me the place to stand and I shall move the earth, give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world, give me a firm spot to stand and I will move the world, give me a lever and a place to stand and I will move the earth, give me a fulcrum and I shall move the world
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[[draw veil over]], v: [[prose|P.]] [[ἐπικαλύπτειν]]; see [[conceal]]. | [[draw veil over]], v: [[prose|P.]] [[ἐπικαλύπτειν]]; see [[conceal]]. | ||
[[to cast a veil of darkness over my deeds]]: [[verse|V.]] [[περικαλύψαι τοῖσι πράγμασι σκότον]] ([[Euripides | [[to cast a veil of darkness over my deeds]]: [[verse|V.]] [[περικαλύψαι τοῖσι πράγμασι σκότον]] ([[Euripides]], [[ion]]. 1522). | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:51, 14 October 2021
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
Ar. and P. κάλυμμα, τό, or pl.
Met., cloak: P. παραπέτασμα, τό, προκάλυμμα, τό.
draw veil over, v: P. ἐπικαλύπτειν; see conceal.
to cast a veil of darkness over my deeds: V. περικαλύψαι τοῖσι πράγμασι σκότον (Euripides, ion. 1522).
verb transitive
Ar. and V. καλύπτειν, V. συγκαλύπτειν (rare P.).
veil oneself: Ar. and P. ἐγκαλύπτεσθαι (mid.), V. προκαλύπτεσθαι (mid.), Ar. and V. καλύπτεσθαι (mid.).
conceal: P. and V. κρύπτειν, ἀποκρύπτειν; see conceal, cover.
cloak, screen: P. ἐπηλυγάζεσθαι, ἐπικαλύπτειν; see cloak.
