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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

το
1. σύνολο οκνηρών και παράσιτων ανθρώπων
2. ο τόπος στον οποίο ζουν οκνηρά άτομα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κηφήνας + κατάλ. -αρειό (πρβλ. γυφτ-αρειό, τεμπελ-αρειό)].