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μανόω

From LSJ

Δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσωGive me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth.

Archimedes
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Full diacritics: μανόω Medium diacritics: μανόω Low diacritics: μανόω Capitals: ΜΑΝΟΩ
Transliteration A: manóō Transliteration B: manoō Transliteration C: manoo Beta Code: mano/w

English (LSJ)

(μανός) make porous, make loose, ἡ κόπρος μανοῖ τὴν γῆν Theophrastus CP3.6.1; τὸ σῶμα μανοῦν, of diaphoretic treatment, Orib.Syn.6.8.4:—Pass., Thphr. HP 9.14.3, Sens.30; to be rarefied, of the soul, Dam.Pr.400.

German (Pape)

[Seite 93] dünn, locker machen, zerstreuen, im Gegensatz von πυκνόω, bes. pass., Theophr.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

μανόω: (μανὸς) κάμνω τι πορῶδες ἢ ἀραιόν, χαλαρώνω, μαλακώνω, Θεόφρ. π. Φυτ. Ἱστ. 9. 13, 3· ἡ κόπρος μανοῖ τὴν γῆν ὁ αὐτ. π. Φυτ. Αἰτ. 3. 6, 1.