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ἕψω
ἕψω to boil, seethe, Hdt., Attic: proverb. of useless labour, λίθον ἕψεις Ar.; c. gen. partit., ἥψομεν τοῦ κορκόρου we boiled some pimpernel, Ar.:—Pass. to be boiled, Hdt. of metals, to smelt, refine, Pind. metaph., γῆρας ἀνώνυμον ἕψειν to cherish an inglorious age, Pind.

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to boil, seethe

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ἕψω to boil, seethe, Hdt., Attic: proverb. of useless labour, λίθον ἕψεις Ar.; c. gen. partit., ἥψομεν τοῦ κορκόρου we boiled some pimpernel, Ar.:—Pass. to be boiled, Hdt. of metals, to smelt, refine, Pind. metaph., γῆρας ἀνώνυμον ἕψειν to cherish an inglorious age, Pind.
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14382
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n14388
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e(/yw

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