θέσσομαι

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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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French (Bailly abrégé)

seul. 3ᵉ pl. ao. ind. θέσσαντο, part. ao. θεσσάμενος;
demander par des prières, implorer.
Étymologie: DELG apparenté à ποθέω.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

θέσσομαι: (только part. aor. θεσσάμενος и 3 л. pl. aor. θέσσαντο) слезно просить, молить Hes., Pind.