μοχλεύω
mochleuo
prise up, heave
Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
μοχλεύω, (μοχλός) A. prise up, heave, or wrench by a lever, [στέγην] 2.175; θύρετρα, πέτρους, HF 999, Cyc. 240; πέτρας 67; θύρας 195.6; μόχλευσιν μοχλῷ μ. Art. 74:—Pass., Mech. 853a38. 2. metaph., Chr. 55:—in Med., contrive, ‘engineer’, μηδὲν μ. κατά τινων ἄδικον AJ 5.1.16:—Pass., of disease, to be dislodged, removed, CD 1.2.
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