περιλαμβάνω — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

περι-λαμβάνωvb catch hold ofby placing one's arms or hands aroundembracesomeoneX. Plu.a tree trunkAR.tm.of persons, likened to gods or giantsclasprocks and treesPl. catch by encirclementsurround, traptroops, shipsHdt. Th. Plb. Plu.catchan animalw.dat.in a netPl.fig.a personAr.gener.surrounda placew.dat.w. a trench, a stockade, or sim.Plb. Plu.pass.be trapped or caughtAr. X.fig.w.dat.by circumstancesPlb.of ambitionbe confinedw.dat.by territorial boundariesPlb. get in one's graspget one's hands on, get control ofsomeoneHdt.someone's propertyIs.territoriesPlb. of the sides of an oblong figureenclosesthg.Pl.of the spherical universecontain, embraceall living thingsPl. of personscover all aroundcoat, overlaywalls or sim.w.dat.w. precious metalsPl.of water, firecoveran areaPlb.pass.of a headbe encased or coveredw.dat.by sinewsPl.of pillarsw. metal platesPlb. incorporatesthg., esp. within sthg. elseinclude, encompassmany persons or thingsw.dat.under a single name or ideaPl. Aeschin. D. Arist.various things, everythingsts. w.dat.in one's discourse or sim.Isoc. Pl.of a single name, a general termmany thingsPl. Arist. Plb.includesomeonew.dat.in a treatyPlb.of a lawcoverspecific offencesLycurg.of a historiana subjectw.dat.in his writingPlu. pass.of thingsbe encompassed or coveredw.dat.by a single name or sim.Pl. Arist.of offencesby lawsArist.of a period of timew.prep.phr.by a historical workPlb. specif.definesthg.w.prep.phr.adv.in general terms or sim.Isoc. Pl. Arist. grasp, comprehendw.dat.in one's minda likely outcomePlu.

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to seize around, embrace

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