Scaife ATLAS

πυργόωcontr.vb fortify with wallsa city, a citadel, the IsthmosOd. Thgn. Hdt.oracle E.mid.createw.acc.strong positionsby building wallsX. fig., of a poetraise tower-highmajestic words, the art of comedyAr.of a citya bride's and bridegroom's happinessw. wedding songsE.of godsexalta city, things of no worthE.of a fatherestablish, set up stronglyhis sonsw.dat.in kingdomsE. pejor., of heraldsbuild uptwice as much as happenedi.e. magnify it in their narrativeE.of a persona claim on someone's gratitudew.adv.excessively, i.e. exaggerate itE. mid.pass.fig., of a woman envisaged as a horse in harnessstand tall and proudw.dat.in her apparelA.pf.mid.pass.be toweringw.dat.in courage, brazennessE.have an exaggerated pridew.dat.in one's wordsE.pass.of wealthbe raised tower-highB.

ShortDef

to provide with towers: to protect, to raise to lofty heights

Debugging

Headword:

πυργόω

Headword (normalized):

πυργόω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

πυργοω

IDX:

35565

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-35566

Key:

πυργόω

Data

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