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πέλυξ

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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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Full diacritics: πέλυξ Medium diacritics: πέλυξ Low diacritics: πέλυξ Capitals: ΠΕΛΥΞ
Transliteration A: pélyx Transliteration B: pelyx Transliteration C: pelyks Beta Code: pe/luc

English (LSJ)

υκος, ὁ,

   A = πέλλα 1, Poll.10.105.    II a kind of axe, LXX Je. 23.29, Babr.64.9 (with ῡ), Ath.9.392b, PHamb.10.40 (ii A.D.) ; rejected as barbarous by Phot. s.v. πέλεκυς :—Dim. πελύκιον, τό, Peripl.M.Rubr.6,17, PRyl.393v 15 (ii/iii A. D.).

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