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λιθοτομέω

From LSJ

Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλοςLife is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.

Democritus, DK 68b22
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Transliteration A: lithotoméō Transliteration B: lithotomeō Transliteration C: lithotomeo Beta Code: liqotome/w

English (LSJ)

quarry, Ph. 1.235, Philostr. VA 3.48; — Pass., λιθοτομοῦμαι = be engraved, to be cut out of stone, Luc. JTr. 10.
IIcut for the stone, Gal. 1.168; — Pass., Dsc. 5.15, Paul.Aeg. 6.60.

German (Pape)

[Seite 46] Steine ausschneiden, Paul. Aeg. – Ἀφροδίτη λίθου λευκοῦ λιθοτομηθεῖσα, aus Stein gehauen, Luc. Iup. tr. 10.

French (Bailly abrégé)

λιθοτομῶ :
tailler dans la pierre.
Étymologie: λίθος, τέμνω.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

λῐθοτομέω: вырезывать, высекать из камня (Ἀφροδίτη λίθου λευκοῦ λιθοτομηθεῖσα Luc.).