θώπτω
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)
= θωπεύω, c.acc., A θῶπτε τὸν κρατοῦντ' ἀεί A.Pr.937: fut.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1230] = θωπεύω; θῶπτε τὸν κρατοῦντ' ἀεί Aesch. Prom. 939; VLL.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
θώπτω: θωπεύω, μετ’ αἰτ., θῶπτε τὸν κρατοῦντ’ ἀεὶ Αἰσχύλ. Πρ. 937: μέλλ. θώψεις, ὁ αὐτ. ἐν Ἀποσπ. 231. – Καθ’ Ἡσύχ. «θώπτει· σκώπτει. θεραπεύει». (Πρβλ. θώψ).
French (Bailly abrégé)
flatter, caresser, acc..
Étymologie: θώψ.
Greek Monolingual
θώπτω (Α) θωψ
1. θωπεύω, κολακεύω, περιποιούμαι («θῶπτε τὸν κρατοῦντ' ἀεί», Αισχύλ.)
2. (κατά τον Ησύχ.) «θώπτει
σκώπτει, θεραπεύει».
Greek Monotonic
θώπτω: = θωπεύω, σε Αισχύλ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
θώπτω: льстить, окружать лестью, ублажать (τὸν κρατοῦντα Aesch.).
