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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

Greek Monolingual

και συμπώ Ν
1. συνδαυλίζω τη φωτιά
2. μτφ. υποβοηθώ.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Πρόκειται για διαλ. τ. που, κατά μία άποψη, αντιστοιχεί με το ρ. τσιμπάω, ενώ κατ' άλλους < συμπάζω (< συμπαγής < πήγνυμι)].