recede
From LSJ
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 > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. ἀναχωρεῖν (Eur., Rhesus), Ar. and P. ἐπαναχωρεῖν, ὑποχωρεῖν.
of an inundation: P. ὑπονοστεῖν.
I do not recede from my position: P. οὐκ ἐξίσταμαι (Thuc. 2, 61).
