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στείνω
στείνω and (in sense (4)) στένω. (μετα-, περι-) 1 To confine within a narrow space, coop up : στείνοντο λαοί Il. 14.34. To make narrow : θύρετρά κέ τοι φεύγοντι στείνοιτο (would seem all too narrow) Od. 18.386. 2 To impede the freedom of movement of, cumber : ἀρνειὸς λάχνῳ στεινόμενος Od. 9.445. 3 To fill to the point of overcrowding or oppression. With genit. : στείνοντο σηκοὶ ἀρνῶν Od. 9.219. With dat. : οὐ δύναμαι προχέειν ῥόον στεινόμενος νεκύεσσιν Il. 21.220. 4 Intrans., to be oppressed by a feeling of fulness : μέγʼ ἔστενε κῆρ (he was oppressed as to the heart, his heart was full to bursting) Il. 10.16. Cf. Il. 18.33 : Od. 21.247. With ἦτορ as subject : ἔν οἱ κραδίῃ στένει ἦτορ Il. 20.169. Hence, to give audible vent to the feeling, to groan or moan : ἐπὶ δʼ ἔστενε δῆμος Il. 24.776. Of the moaning of the swelling sea Il. 23.230.

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στείνω
Headword (normalized):
στείνω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
στεινω
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στείνω and (in sense (4)) στένω. (μετα-, περι-) 1 To confine within a narrow space, coop up : στείνοντο λαοί Il. 14.34. To make narrow : θύρετρά κέ τοι φεύγοντι στείνοιτο (would seem all too narrow) Od. 18.386. 2 To impede the freedom of movement of, cumber : ἀρνειὸς λάχνῳ στεινόμενος Od. 9.445. 3 To fill to the point of overcrowding or oppression. With genit. : στείνοντο σηκοὶ ἀρνῶν Od. 9.219. With dat. : οὐ δύναμαι προχέειν ῥόον στεινόμενος νεκύεσσιν Il. 21.220. 4 Intrans., to be oppressed by a feeling of fulness : μέγʼ ἔστενε κῆρ (he was oppressed as to the heart, his heart was full to bursting) Il. 10.16. Cf. Il. 18.33 : Od. 21.247. With ἦτορ as subject : ἔν οἱ κραδίῃ στένει ἦτορ Il. 20.169. Hence, to give audible vent to the feeling, to groan or moan : ἐπὶ δʼ ἔστενε δῆμος Il. 24.776. Of the moaning of the swelling sea Il. 23.230.
IDX:
8533
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:cunliffe_lex-n8533
Key:
stei/nw

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Citations (From Models)

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{'quote': '', 'ref': 'Od. 21.247.', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:21.247'}
{'quote': '', 'ref': 'Il. 23.230.', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.230'}
{'quote': 'στείνοντο λαοί', 'ref': 'Il. 14.34', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:14.34'}
{'quote': 'θύρετρά κέ τοι φεύγοντι στείνοιτο', 'ref': 'Od. 18.386', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:18.386'}
{'quote': 'ἀρνειὸς λάχνῳ στεινόμενος', 'ref': 'Od. 9.445', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.445'}
{'quote': 'στείνοντο σηκοὶ ἀρνῶν', 'ref': 'Od. 9.219', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.219'}
{'quote': 'οὐ δύναμαι προχέειν ῥόον στεινόμενος νεκύεσσιν', 'ref': 'Il. 21.220', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:21.220'}
{'quote': 'μέγʼ ἔστενε κῆρ', 'ref': 'Il. 10.16', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.16'}
{'quote': 'ἔν οἱ κραδίῃ στένει ἦτορ', 'ref': 'Il. 20.169', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.169'}
{'quote': 'ἐπὶ δʼ ἔστενε δῆμος', 'ref': 'Il. 24.776', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:24.776'}

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