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ἐκκοιλαίνω

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Ἀλλ’ ἐσθ’ ὁ θάνατος λοῖσθος ἰατρός κακῶν → But death is the ultimate healer of ills

Sophocles, Fragment 698
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Full diacritics: ἐκκοιλαίνω Medium diacritics: ἐκκοιλαίνω Low diacritics: εκκοιλαίνω Capitals: ΕΚΚΟΙΛΑΙΝΩ
Transliteration A: ekkoilaínō Transliteration B: ekkoilainō Transliteration C: ekkoilaino Beta Code: e)kkoilai/nw

English (LSJ)

   A hollow out, Plb.10.48.7.

German (Pape)

[Seite 764] aushöhlen, Pol. 10, 48, 7.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐκκοιλαίνω: μέλλ. -ᾰνω, κάμνω τι κοῖλον, ἐνσκάπτω, Πολύβ. 10. 48, 7.

Spanish (DGE)

horadar, agujerear κατ' ὅ τι τοῦ ᾠοῦ ἐκκοιλήνας Hdt.2.73
horadar, erosionar una catarata las rocas, Plb.10.48.7
arq. ahuecar, vaciar τὰ δὲ μέσα τῶν ἀετῶν ἐκ τοῦ ἐντὸς ἐνκοιλαινέτω (sic) para aliviar el peso del frontón sobre el entablamento ID 500A.32, cf. 34 (III a.C.).

Greek Monolingual

(AM ἐκκοιλαίνω)
κάνω κάτι κοίλο, βαθουλώνω.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἐκκοιλαίνω: прокапывать, прорывать (τοὺς πλαταμῶνας τῇ βίᾳ τοῦ ῥεύματος Polyb.).