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ἐφέλκυσις

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Δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσωGive me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth.

Archimedes
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Transliteration A: ephélkysis Transliteration B: ephelkysis Transliteration C: efelkysis Beta Code: e)fe/lkusis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ, A attraction, Asp.in EN160.5.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐφέλκῠσις: -εως, ἡ, ἡ πρὸς ἕλξιν δύναμις, τὸ ἐφελκύειν, Ἀριστ. π. Φυτ. 2. 1, 6· γραμματ., ἡ τοῦ δὲ ἐπέκτασιςἐφέλκυσις (ὡς ἐν τῷ λόχονδε) Κραμ. Ἀνέκδ. τ. 1. σ. 363, 4. ― ἐφελκυσμός, ὁ, μετὰ τῆς αὐτῆς σημασίας, Εὐστ. 52. 24.