σφίγγω
σφίγγω,
Emp. 38.4 , etc.: fut.
A). σφίγξω AP 12.208 (
Strat.): aor.
ἔσφιγξα Alex. 31 ,
AP 10.75 (
Pall.), etc.:— Med., aor.
ἐσφιγξάμην Hermesian. 7.81 ,
Nonn. D. 15.247 , al.:— Pass., aor.
ἐσφίγχθην AP 6.331 (
Gaet.),(
ἀπ-)
Hp. Mochl. 35 : pf.
ἔσφιγμαι D.H. 7.72 ,
Luc. Musc. Enc. 3 ; inf.
ἐσφίγχθαι Demetr. Eloc. 244 ,
Philostr. VA 2.13 : plpf.
συνέσφικτο Procop.Gaz. p.168B. :—
bind tight, bind fast:
I). of the person or thing bound,
ἄρασσε μᾶλλον, σφίγγε A. Pr. 58 ;
σφίγγετ’, ἀμαλλοδέται, τὰ δράγματα Theoc. 10.44 ;
κεκρύφαλοι ς. τεὴν τρίχα;
AP 5.259 (Paul. Sil.);
κρημνᾷ ἑαυτὴν σφίγξασα ἐκ τοῦ τραχήλου Luc. Asin. 24 ;
ς. πύλας shut close, AP 5.293.5 (
Agath.);
τόκους clutch, ib.
11.289 (
Pall.);
ς. τὴν φράσιν straiten, abridge,
Plu. 2.1011e , cf.
Demetr. Eloc. 244 ;
πολλῷ χρόνῳ τὸν λόγον σφίγξαντες having severely restrained their utterance,
Plu. 2.6e :— Pass.,
ἐσφίγγετο πέπλος ζωστῆρι Theoc. 7.17 ;
ς. ὑπὸ τοῦ βρόχου D.S. 12.17 ;
σφιγχθεὶς χέρας APl. 4.198 (
Maec.);
ς. δράκοντι AP 6.331 (
Gaet.);
οὐ κατὰ τοὺς σφῆκας πάνυ ἐσφιγμένοι Luc. Musc.Enc. 3 :—also Med. (in act. sense),
Hermesian. 7.81 ,
Nonn. D. 13.11 , al.
2). of the thing used in binding,
στραγγαλίδας ἐσφίγγετε you tied knots
fast, i.e. raised all sorts of difficulties,
Pherecr. 21 ;
ς. τὴν ἀγκύλην τῆς ἐμβάδος Alex. 31 ;
σφίγξω σοῖς περὶ ποσσὶ πέδην AP 5.178 (
Mel.);
σφίγγουσα τὰ πρὸς τοῖς γόνασι (sc.
σπάργανα)
Sor. 1.84 ;
νεβρίδα στέρνοισι Nonn. D. 1.36 ;
πέπλα .. ἑῷ καρήνῳ Musae. 252 ;
σφιγχθεὶς στέφανος AP 12.135 (
Asclep.).
II). bind or
hold together,
αἰθὴρ ς. περὶ κύκλον ἅπαντα Emp. 38.4 ;
ς. πάντα Pl. Ti. 58a ;
ὁ ὠκεανὸς ς. τὴν οἰκουμένην Arist. Mu. 393b9 , cf.
Melinno ap.
Stob. 3.7.12 ,
AP 5.293.20 (
Agath.).
3). tighten up,
τὴν ἐκ τῆς μαλακῆς τρίψεως ἀραιότητα ς.
Gal. 6.91 ; of astringents, ib.
477 ;
σύες .. τοῖς ἄρρεσιν ἐμφερῶς ἐσφιγμέναι sows
with firm flesh like boars,
Sor. 1.30 ;
ὑπὸ τῆς ἐμφύτου θερμασίας ἀναχαλᾶται τῶν ἐσφιγμένων ἕκαστον Id. 2.10 .
4). press together,
πόδας .. κατὰ γαστέρος Batr. 71 ;
χεῖρας ib.
88 .
ShortDef
to bind tight, bind fast
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">σφίγγω</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:38:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:38.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Emp.</span> 38.4 </a>, etc.: fut. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">σφίγξω</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 12.208 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Strat.</span></span>): aor. <span class="quote greek">ἔσφιγξα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:31/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alex.</span> 31 </a> , <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 10.75 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pall.</span></span>), etc.:— Med., aor. <span class="quote greek">ἐσφιγξάμην</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0213.tlg001:7:81" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0213.tlg001:7.81/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hermesian.</span> 7.81 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:247" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15.247/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nonn.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">D.</span> 15.247 </a>, al.:— Pass., aor. <span class="quote greek">ἐσφίγχθην</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 6.331 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gaet.</span></span>),(<span class="etym greek">ἀπ-</span>) <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mochl.</span> 35 </span>: pf. <span class="quote greek">ἔσφιγμαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:7:72" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:7.72/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> 7.72 </a> , <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Musc. Enc.</span> 3 </span>; inf. <span class="quote greek">ἐσφίγχθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0613.tlg001:244" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0613.tlg001:244/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Demetr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eloc.</span> 244 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:2:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:2.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VA</span> 2.13 </a>: plpf. <span class="quote greek">συνέσφικτο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2598.tlg001:p.168B" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2598.tlg001:p.168B/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Procop.Gaz.</span> p.168B. </a> :—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bind tight, bind fast</span>: </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>I).</strong></span> of the person or thing bound, <span class="quote greek">ἄρασσε μᾶλλον, σφίγγε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:58" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:58/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 58 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">σφίγγετ’, ἀμαλλοδέται, τὰ δράγματα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:44" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10.44/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 10.44 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">κεκρύφαλοι ς. τεὴν τρίχα</span>; <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 5.259 </span> (Paul. Sil.); <span class="quote greek">κρημνᾷ ἑαυτὴν σφίγξασα ἐκ τοῦ τραχήλου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0061.tlg001:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0061.tlg001:24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Asin.</span> 24 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ς. πύλας</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shut close,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">AP</span> 5.293.5 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Agath.</span></span>); <span class="foreign greek">τόκους</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">clutch</span>, ib. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4024.tlg001:11:289" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4024.tlg001:11.289/canonical-url/"> 11.289 </a> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pall.</span></span>); <span class="foreign greek">ς. τὴν φράσιν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">straiten, abridge</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.1011e </span>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0613.tlg001:244" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0613.tlg001:244/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Demetr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eloc.</span> 244 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">πολλῷ χρόνῳ τὸν λόγον σφίγξαντες</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">having severely restrained</span> their utterance, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.6e </span>:— Pass., <span class="quote greek">ἐσφίγγετο πέπλος ζωστῆρι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 7.17 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ς. ὑπὸ τοῦ βρόχου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:12:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:12.17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 12.17 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">σφιγχθεὶς χέρας</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">APl.</span> 4.198 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Maec.</span></span>); <span class="quote greek">ς. δράκοντι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 6.331 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gaet.</span></span>); <span class="quote greek">οὐ κατὰ τοὺς σφῆκας πάνυ ἐσφιγμένοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg006:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg006:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Musc.Enc.</span> 3 </a> :—also Med. (in act. sense), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0213.tlg001:7:81" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0213.tlg001:7.81/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hermesian.</span> 7.81 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nonn.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">D.</span> 13.11 </a>, al. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> of the thing used in binding, <span class="foreign greek">στραγγαλίδας ἐσφίγγετε</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">you tied</span> knots <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fast</span>, i.e. raised all sorts of difficulties, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0486.tlg001:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0486.tlg001:21/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pherecr.</span> 21 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ς. τὴν ἀγκύλην τῆς ἐμβάδος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:31/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alex.</span> 31 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">σφίγξω σοῖς περὶ ποσσὶ πέδην</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 5.178 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Mel.</span></span>); <span class="foreign greek">σφίγγουσα τὰ πρὸς τοῖς γόνασι</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">σπάργανα</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0565.tlg001:1:84" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0565.tlg001:1.84/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sor.</span> 1.84 </a>; <span class="quote greek">νεβρίδα στέρνοισι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:36" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.36/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nonn.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">D.</span> 1.36 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πέπλα .. ἑῷ καρήνῳ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0576.tlg001:252" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0576.tlg001:252/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Musae.</span> 252 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">σφιγχθεὶς στέφανος</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 12.135 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Asclep.</span></span>). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bind</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hold together</span>, <span class="quote greek">αἰθὴρ ς. περὶ κύκλον ἅπαντα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:38:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:38.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Emp.</span> 38.4 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ς. πάντα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:58a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:58a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ti.</span> 58a </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὁ ὠκεανὸς ς. τὴν οἰκουμένην</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg028:393b:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg028:393b.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mu.</span> 393b9 </a> , cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Melinno</span> </span> ap.<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Stob.</span> 3.7.12 </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 5.293.20 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Agath.</span></span>). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tie up in a bundle</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἀργύριον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg014:12:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg014:12.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">4 Ki.</span> 12.10 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tighten up</span>, <span class="foreign greek">τὴν ἐκ τῆς μαλακῆς τρίψεως ἀραιότητα ς</span>. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 6.91 </span>; of astringents, ib.<span class="bibl"> 477 </span>; <span class="foreign greek">σύες .. τοῖς ἄρρεσιν ἐμφερῶς ἐσφιγμέναι</span> sows <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">with firm flesh</span> like boars, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0565.tlg001:1:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0565.tlg001:1.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sor.</span> 1.30 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ὑπὸ τῆς ἐμφύτου θερμασίας ἀναχαλᾶται τῶν ἐσφιγμένων ἕκαστον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0565.tlg001:2:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0565.tlg001:2.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 2.10 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">press together</span>, <span class="quote greek">πόδας .. κατὰ γαστέρος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1220.tlg001:71" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1220.tlg001:71/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Batr.</span> 71 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">χεῖρας</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1220.tlg001:88" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1220.tlg001:88/canonical-url/"> 88 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}