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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

-αία, -ον, Α
αυτός που χωρά τέσσερεις ξέστες.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < τετρ(α)- + ξέστης «μονάδα μέτρησης στερεών και υγρών» + κατάλ. -ιαῖος].