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ἐκκοιλαίνω

From LSJ

Quibus enim nihil est in ipsis opis ad bene beateque vivendum → Every age is burdensome to those who have no means of living well and happily

Cicero, de Senectute
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Full diacritics: ἐκκοιλαίνω Medium diacritics: ἐκκοιλαίνω Low diacritics: εκκοιλαίνω Capitals: ΕΚΚΟΙΛΑΙΝΩ
Transliteration A: ekkoilaínō Transliteration B: ekkoilainō Transliteration C: ekkoilaino Beta Code: e)kkoilai/nw

English (LSJ)

hollow out, Plb.10.48.7.

Spanish (DGE)

horadar, agujerear κατ' ὅ τι τοῦ ᾠοῦ ἐκκοιλήνας Hdt.2.73
horadar, erosionar una catarata las rocas, Plb.10.48.7
arq. ahuecar, vaciar τὰ δὲ μέσα τῶν ἀετῶν ἐκ τοῦ ἐντὸς ἐνκοιλαινέτω (sic) para aliviar el peso del frontón sobre el entablamento ID 500A.32, cf. 34 (III a.C.).

German (Pape)

[Seite 764] aushöhlen, Pol. 10, 48, 7.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἐκκοιλαίνω: прокапывать, прорывать (τοὺς πλαταμῶνας τῇ βίᾳ τοῦ ῥεύματος Polyb.).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐκκοιλαίνω: μέλλ. -ᾰνω, κάμνω τι κοῖλον, ἐνσκάπτω, Πολύβ. 10. 48, 7.

Greek Monolingual

(AM ἐκκοιλαίνω)
κάνω κάτι κοίλο, βαθουλώνω.