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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

Greek Monolingual

ὀγκοποιῶ, -έω (Α)
1. εξογκώνω, φουσκώνω, προσδίδω ύψος στον λόγο
2. φουσκώνω τα μαλλιά, αυξάνω τον όγκο τους χρησιμοποιώντας διάφορα στολίδια.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ὄγκος (Ι) + -ποιῶ (< -ποιός)].