sharpen
sharpen, ἡλοῦσιν αὐτὸ (sc. τὸ κοντάριον) ξυλοπυρίας (sic) Anon. in Rh. 236.18.
II become callous
Pass., become callous, ἡλωμέναι ἐξοχαί Gal. 17 (1).902.
The corpus record
ἡλόω
eloo
sharpen, become callous
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What it meant — LSJ
Where it came from
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