εξιπώ

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ζηλοῦτε δὲ τὰ χαρίσματα τὰ μείζονα. Καὶ ἔτι καθ᾽ ὑπερβολὴν ὁδὸν ὑμῖν δείκνυμι (1 Corinthians 12:31) → But go ahead and strive for the greater gifts. And I'm about to show you a still more excellent way.

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Greek Monolingual

ἐξιπῶ, -όω (Α)
1. πιέζω βαριά («ώς ἐμοῡ γε τῷ ξύλῳ τὸν ὦμον ἐξιπώκατον», Αριστοφ.)
2. ξεραίνω τελείως
3. καθαρίζω (κυρίως το πεπτικό σύστημα).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < εξ + ιπώ «πιέζω» (< ίπος «βάρος που πιέζει»)].