κηροφόρος

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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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Greek Monolingual

-α, -ο (Α κηροφόρος, -ον)
αυτός που παράγει κερί («κηροφόρο φυτό»)
νεοελλ.
αυτός που φέρει, που κρατά κερί
αρχ.
το ουδ. ως ουσ. τo κηροφόρον
ο κηροστάτης.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κηρός + -φόρος (< φόρος < φέρω), πρβλ. δρεπανη-φόρος, καρποφόρος.