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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

Greek Monolingual

ο (AM ἐπαίτης, θηλ. ἐπαῑτις») επαιτώ
ζητιάνος, ζήτουλας, διακονιάρης
μσν.- νεοελλ.
«μοναχοί ἐπαῖτες ἤ Τάγματα τῶν Ἐπαιτῶν» — μοναχικά τάγματα που ιδρύθηκαν κατά τον 13ο αιώνα και συντηρούνται με τις ελεημοσύνες τών πιστών.