do wonders, play jugglers’ tricks
do wonders, play jugglers’ tricks, Luc. Peregr. 17, 21: metaph., θ. τοῖς ὀνόμασιν Phld. Po. 5.24, cf. Jul. Or. 3.127c: c. acc., θ. παραπαίγνιον Porph. Chr. 27.
The corpus record
θαυμᾰτοποι-έω
thaumatopoieo
do wonders, play jugglers’ tricks
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