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περιπτύσσειν

Μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible
Pindar, Pythian, 3.61f.

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also: περιπτύσσω) embrace, encircle, encompass, surround

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