λιβανομάντης

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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

ο, θηλ. λιβανόμαντις και λιβανομάντισσα (Μ λιβανόμαντις, ὁ, ἡ)
αυτός που ασκεί μαντεία από τη διεύθυνση ή το σχήμα του καπνού του καιγόμενου λιβανιού.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < λίβανος + μάντις (πρβλ. αριστό-μαντις, οιωνό-μαντις)].