σκελετεύω
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
English (LSJ)
A = σκέλλω, Poll.2.194, Zonar.:—Pass., wither or waste away, Ar.Fr.851, Gal.6.126. II dry or salt flesh, Dsc.2.2 (Pass.); σ. δι' ἁλός ib.25 (Pass.); dry fruit, Gal.6.558; also, embalm a corpse, Telesp.31 H.
German (Pape)
[Seite 891] 1) trocken, mager, dürr machen, austrocknen, ausdörren, Sp., wie Schol. Od. 10, 463. – 2) Fleisch mit Salz einmachen, einpökeln, Diosc.; – auch einen Leichnam einbalsamiren oder zur Mumie machen, Teles Stob. flor. 40, 8.
