grasping with both hands; thrusting
Ancient Greek word, found 53 times in the texts on Socratos.
Diogenes Laertius, Vitae philosophorum 8.2.70: … Ἐμπεδοκλέα· τοὺς δʼ ἐξαναστάντας προσκυνεῖν καὶ προσεύχεσθαι καθαπερεὶ θεῷ. ταύτην οὖν θέλοντα βεβαιῶσαι τὴν διάληψιν εἰς τὸ πῦρ ἐναλέσθαι.