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πολιορκέωcontr.vbπόλιςἕρκοςaor. fut.pass.also of an army, a commanderbesiege, blockade a city, its occupants, or sim.Hdt.pl.ptcpl.sb.besiegersopp. besiegedIsoc.pass.be besiegedHdt.of a fleetbe blockadedby another fleet, i.e. be penned into harbourIsoc.hyperbol., of the personif. river Scamanderbe attacked or be under siegeby AchillesPl. fig., of persons harassthe weakX.pass.be harassedby informersPl.of a person's bodybe oppressedby sufferingsX.of an argumentbe challengedPl.

ShortDef

to hem in a city, blockade, beleaguer, besiege

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Headword:

πολιορκέω

Headword (normalized):

πολιορκέω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

πολιορκεω

IDX:

33200

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-33201

Key:

πολιορκέω

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