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διογκόω

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

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3
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Full diacritics: διογκόω Medium diacritics: διογκόω Low diacritics: διογκόω Capitals: ΔΙΟΓΚΟΩ
Transliteration A: dionkóō Transliteration B: dionkoō Transliteration C: diogkoo Beta Code: diogko/w

English (LSJ)

   A distend, blow out, πυρόν Plu.2.676b; λέξις δ. τὸ στόμα Hermog.Id.1.6; τὸ ω καὶ τὸ ᾱ δ. τὸν λόγον ibid., cf. Alex.Aphr.Pr. 1.59:—Pass., swell or be distended, Hp.Acut.10,28, Plu.Ages.27, Sor.2.37: metaph., to be lifted up, raised to a higher position, Artem. 1.14; to be puffed up, Eun.VSp.478B.; λέξεις διωγκωμέναι (cf. supra) Hermog. l. c.; of a lake, rise, overflow, Plu.Cam.3.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

διογκόω: ἐξογκῶ, στόμα Ἑρμογ. ἐν Walz Rhett. 3. 224. -Παθ., πρήσκομαι, Ἱππ. Ὀξ. 385, 388· μεταφ., ἐπαίρομαι, ἀνυψοῦμαι, Ἀρτεμ. 1. 14.