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ἐρείπω
ἐρείπω to throw or dash down, tear down, Il., Hdt.: metaph., ἐρείπει γένος θεῶν τις some god brings the family to ruin, Soph.:—Pass. to be thrown down, fall in ruins, Il.; ἐν ἐρειπίοις νεκρῶν ἐρειφθείς a ruin amid the ruins of the dead, Soph.; ἐρείπεται κτύπος the thunder comes crashing down, Soph. intr., in aor2 ἤριπον, Epic ἔριπον, to fall down, tumble, fall headlong, Hom.

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ἐρείπω
Headword (normalized):
ἐρείπω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ερειπω
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ἐρείπω to throw or dash down, tear down, Il., Hdt.: metaph., ἐρείπει γένος θεῶν τις some god brings the family to ruin, Soph.:—Pass. to be thrown down, fall in ruins, Il.; ἐν ἐρειπίοις νεκρῶν ἐρειφθείς a ruin amid the ruins of the dead, Soph.; ἐρείπεται κτύπος the thunder comes crashing down, Soph. intr., in aor2 ἤριπον, Epic ἔριπον, to fall down, tumble, fall headlong, Hom.
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13118
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n13123
Key:
e)rei/pw

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