ἐατέος
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)
α, ον, (ἐάω)
A to be suffered, E.Ph.1210: c. inf., ἐατέος ἐστὶ φεύγειν Hdt.8.108, cf. Pl.R.401b. 2 ἐατέον one must suffer, E.HF 173, etc. II to be let alone or given up, ἐ. ὁ πλοῦτος Id.Hel.905, cf. Ph.1.564. 2 τὴν πόλιν ἐατέον τῆς κατοικίσεως we must let it alone as to foundation, Pl.Lg.969c; one must dismiss from one's mind, Id.Grg.512e; one must omit, Str.2.5.18.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐᾱτέος: -α, -ον, ῥηματ. ἐπίθ. τοῦ ἐάω, ὃν πρέπει νὰ ἀφήσῃ ἢ ἐπιτρέψῃ τις, Εὐρ. Φοίν. 1210· μετ’ ἀπαρεμφ., ἐατέος ἐστὶ φεύγειν Ἡρόδ. 8. 109. 2) ἐατέον, ἐπιτρεπτέον, Εὐρ. Ἡρ. Μαιν. 173, Πλάτ. Γοργ. 512Ε. ΙΙ. ὃν πρέπει νὰ ἀφήσῃ ἢ ἐγκαταλίπῃ τις, Εὐρ. Ἑλ. 905 (ἐν ἀμφιβ. στίχῳ). 2) ἐατέον τὴν πόλιν τῆς κατοικίσεως, πρέπει νὰ τὴν ἀφήσωμεν εἰς ἑαυτὴν ὡς πρὸς τὸ ζήτημα τῆς κατοικίσεως, Πλάτ. Νόμ. 969C.
