ὀροφόω

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ὀδοῦσι καὶ ὄνυξι καὶ πάσῃ μηχανῇ → tooth and nail | tooth, fang, and claw | in every possible way | by hook or by crook

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Transliteration A: orophóō Transliteration B: orophoō Transliteration C: orofoo Beta Code: o)rofo/w

English (LSJ)

   A cover with a roof, IG11(2).199 A104 (Delos, iii B. C.), LXX 3 Ki.7.7: pf. part. ὠροφωκώς Ph.Byz.Mir.1.1 ; form into a roof, τοὺς θυρεοὺς ὑπὲρ τῶν σωμάτων J.BJ6.1.3:—Pass., to be roofed, δοκοῖς Plu.2.210e ; φατνώμασι J.BJ5.5.2.