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χειρουργέω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From χειρουργός (kheirourgós, doing by hand), from χείρ (kheír, hand) +‎ ἔργον (érgon, work), +‎ -έω (-éō, denominative verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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χειρουργέω (kheirourgéō)

  1. to work with one's hands
  2. to do violence with one's hands
  3. to make/craft/play by hand (of arts, music)
  4. to do by oneself, without help
  5. to operate (of surgeons)
  6. to masturbate
    • Διογένης Λαέρτιος, Βίοι καὶ γνῶμαι τῶν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ εὐδοκιμησάντων, 6-46,
      Ἑπ' ἀγορᾶς ποτε χειρουργῶν, "εἴθε," ἔφη, "καὶ τὴν κοιλίαν ἦν παρατρίψαντα μὴ πεινῆν."
      Once, while masturbating in the market, he said, "If only to could avoid hunger simply by rubbing my belly."

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