ἀφέψω
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
English (LSJ)
(later ἀφεψ-άω, part.
A -ῶντες Olymp. in Mete.164.35), Ion. ἀπέψω:—purify or refine by boiling off the refuse, boil down, καρπόν Hdt. 2.94; τι εἰς τὸ τρίτον Dsc.5.6; esp. free of dross, refine, χρυσίον καθαρώτατον ἀπεψήσας Id.4.166; τὸν Δῆμον ἀφεψήσας . . καλὸν ἐξ αἰσχροῦ πεποίηκα Ar.Eq.1321, cf. 1336:—Pass., ὕδωρ ἀπεψημένον Hdt. 1.188, cf. Hp.Aër.8, Dsc.2.107. 2 boil off, τοῦ ὕδατος μέρος τι Arist.Mete.359a30:—Pass., ἀφέψεται τὸ ἁλμυρόν Id.Pr.933b15; τοῦ ὀγδόου μόνον ἀφεψηθέντος Plb.34.10.12; cf. ἄπεφθος.
