Scaife ATLAS

περι-τρώγωvbaor.2 fig., of the Athenian populacegnaw roundnibblethe scrag-end of empirei.e. have little benefit fr. itAr.of a politicianjurorsi.e. reduce their payAr.steal, snafflesomeone's jewelleryAr.

ShortDef

to gnaw round about, nibble off, purloin

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Headword:

περιτρώγω

Headword (normalized):

περιτρώγω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

περιτρωγω

IDX:

32435

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-32436

Key:

περιτρώγω

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