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ἐρύκω
ἐρύκω akin to ἐρύω to keep in, hold back, keep in check, curb, restrain, Hom.:—c. gen., μή με ἔρυκε μάχης keep me not from fight, Il.:—c. inf. to hinder from doing, Eur.:—absol. to hinder, Il. to detain a guest, Hom.:—but also, to detain by force, to withhold, confine, Hom. to ward off, Lat. arcere, ἄκοντα, λιμόν Hom. to keep apart, separate, Il. Pass. to be held back, detained, Od.:— to hold back, keep back, Od. to be kept away, Hdt. ἀνέδην χῶρος ἐρύκεται the place is remissly guarded, i. e. is open to all, Soph.

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to keep in, hold back, keep in check, curb, restrain

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Headword:
ἐρύκω
Headword (normalized):
ἐρύκω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ερυκω
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ἐρύκω akin to ἐρύω to keep in, hold back, keep in check, curb, restrain, Hom.:—c. gen., μή με ἔρυκε μάχης keep me not from fight, Il.:—c. inf. to hinder from doing, Eur.:—absol. to hinder, Il. to detain a guest, Hom.:—but also, to detain by force, to withhold, confine, Hom. to ward off, Lat. arcere, ἄκοντα, λιμόν Hom. to keep apart, separate, Il. Pass. to be held back, detained, Od.:— to hold back, keep back, Od. to be kept away, Hdt. ἀνέδην χῶρος ἐρύκεται the place is remissly guarded, i. e. is open to all, Soph.
IDX:
13255
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n13260
Key:
e)ru/kw

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