σπαράσσω
σπᾰράσσω, Att.
σπᾰράκ-ττω Ar. Ach. 688 , etc., fut.
A). -ξω A. Pr. 1018 : aor.
ἐσπάραξα Babr. 95.40 ,(
κατ-)
Ar. Ach. 688 , etc., fut.
-ξομαι E. Andr. 1209 (in
IA 1458 σπαράσσεσθαι is restored for
σπαράξεσθαι in pass. sense):— Pass. ,pf.
ἐσπάρακται (
δι-)
Eub. 15.3 :—
tear, rend, esp. of dogs, carnivorous animals, and the like ,
σάρκας ἐσπάρασσ’ ἀπ’ ὀστέων E. Med. 1217 ;
ς. τὰς γνάθους Ar. Ra. 428 :— Med.,
σπαράσσεσθαι κόμαν tear one's hair,
E. Andr. 1209 (lyr.).
2). rend asunder, φάραγγα βροντῇ .. πατὴρ σπαράξει A.l.c.
4). Medic.,
ς. τὸ στόμα τῆς κοιλίας provoke sickness,
Gal. 11.57 ; cf.
σπαρακτέον:— Pass.,
ς. ἀνημέτως retch without being able to vomit,
Hp. Coac. 546 .
ShortDef
to tear, rend in pieces, mangle
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
σπαράσσω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σπαρασσω
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-95740
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">σπᾰράσσω</span>, Att. <span class="orth greek">σπᾰράκ-ττω</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:688" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:688/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 688 </a>, etc., fut. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">-ξω</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1018" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1018/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 1018 </a> : aor. <span class="quote greek">ἐσπάραξα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0614.tlg001:95:40" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0614.tlg001:95.40/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Babr.</span> 95.40 </a> ,(<span class="etym greek">κατ-</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:688" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:688/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 688 </a>, etc., fut. <span class="quote greek">-ξομαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1209" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1209/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Andr.</span> 1209 </a> (in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-grc1:1458" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-grc1:1458/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IA</span> 1458 </a> <span class="foreign greek">σπαράσσεσθαι</span> is restored for <span class="foreign greek">σπαράξεσθαι</span> in pass. sense):— Pass. ,pf. <span class="foreign greek">ἐσπάρακται </span>(<span class="etym greek">δι-</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:15:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:15.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eub.</span> 15.3 </a>:—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tear, rend</span>, esp. of dogs, carnivorous animals, and the like , <span class="quote greek">σάρκας ἐσπάρασσ’ ἀπ’ ὀστέων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1217" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1217/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Med.</span> 1217 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ς. τὰς γνάθους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:428" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:428/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 428 </a> :— Med., <span class="foreign greek">σπαράσσεσθαι κόμαν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tear one\'s</span> hair, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1209" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1209/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Andr.</span> 1209 </a>(lyr.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rend asunder</span>, <span class="foreign greek">φάραγγα βροντῇ .. πατὴρ σπαράξει</span> A.l.c. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pull to pieces, attack</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἄνδρα σπαράττων καὶ ταράττων καὶ κυκῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:688" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:688/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 688 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ς. τινὰς τῷ λόγῳ ὥσπερ σκυλάκια</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:539b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:539b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 539b </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὰς ἀρχάς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg025.perseus-grc1:50" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg025.perseus-grc1:50/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 25.50 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:641" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:641/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pax</span> 641 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PPetr.</span> 2p.57 </span> (iii B.C.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0650.tlg001:5:57" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0650.tlg001:5.57/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Herod.</span> 5.57 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1699.tlg001:p.19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1699.tlg001:p.19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Teles</span> p.19 </a> H.:— Pass., <span class="quote greek">λώβαισι .. ἐσπαραγμένους</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lyc.</span> 656 </span> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> Medic., <span class="foreign greek">ς. τὸ στόμα τῆς κοιλίας</span> provoke sickness, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 11.57 </span>; cf. <span class="foreign greek">σπαρακτέον</span>:— Pass., <span class="foreign greek">ς. ἀνημέτως</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">retch</span> without being able to vomit, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg017:546" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg017:546/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Coac.</span> 546 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">convulse</span>, of an evil spirit, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1.26/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ev.Marc.</span> 1.26 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}