ἐπερείδω — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

ἐπ-ερείδωvbep.aor. apply pressure or force thrust homea spearw. ἐς + acc.into the bellyIl.put in, applygreat strengthto a throwHom.mid.fig., of a disputant, envisaged as a warriormake a powerful thrustAr. of a commander bring to beara whole phalanxw.dat.against opposing forcesPlu.intr.press hardw.dat.upon opposing forcesPlu. mid.of shipspresstheir sailsw.dat.against the forestays, i.e. have their sails billow forth against them, under a following windE. fig., of sleeppressits wingw.dat.upon someoneAR.tm. mid.intr., of a personlean onw.dat.a staffAr.prop oneself upPlu.of an infantsupport oneselfon one's legsPl.fig., of a countrybe dependent onw.dat.an enterprisei.e. on its successAR.

ShortDef

to drive against, drive home

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ἐπερείδω

Headword (normalized):

ἐπερείδω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

επερειδω

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IDX:

14052

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-14053

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