ἁφάω
From LSJ
τὰ πρὸ Εὐκλείδου ἐξετάζειν → investigate what happened before the flood, investigate what happened in the distant past, investigate what happened before Euclid, investigate what happened before the year of Euclid
English (LSJ)
(ἁφή Ep. Verb,
A to handle, θώρηκα καὶ ἀγκύλα τόξ' ἁφόωντα rubbing and polishing them, Il.6.322; ὠτειλὰς ἁφόωσιν Opp.H.5.329; ἁφόων θησαυρόν AP11.366 (Maced.).