καταχρυσώ

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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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Greek Monolingual

καταχρυσῶ, -όω (AM, Μ και καταχρυσώνω) κατάχρυσος
καλύπτω με χρυσό, χρυσοστολίζω, επιχρυσώνω («νηῷ σμικρῷ ξυλίνῳ κατακεχρυσωμένῳ», Ηρόδ.)
αρχ.
1. μτφ. λαμπρύνω, κοσμώ («τὴν πόλιν καταχρυσοῦν τες καὶ καλλωπίζοντες», Πλούτ.)
2. μτφ. (για πρόσ.) εκθειάζω, επαινώ («κατεχρύσου πᾶς ἀνὴρ Εὐριπίδην», Αριστοφ.)
3. παθ. καταχρυσοῦμαι, -όομαι
δοξάζομαι.