νησοποιώ

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λύχνον μεθ' ἡμέραν ἅψας περιῄει λέγων ἄνθρωπον ζητῶ → he lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, I am looking for a man

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Greek Monolingual

(ΑΜ νησοποιῶ, -έω)
μεταβάλλω μιαν έκταση σε νησί, αφού τήν αποκόψω με διώρυγα από τη συνέχειά της στην ξηρά.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < νῆσος + -ποιῶ (< -ποιός), πρβλ. νοσο-ποιώ, φθορο-ποιώ].