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ζέω
ζέω to boil, seethe, of water, Hom.; λέβης ζεῖ the kettle boils, Il. metaph. to boil or bubble up, of the sea, Hdt.; of passion, like Lat. fervere, Aesch., Soph. c. gen. to boil up or over with a thing, ζεῖν ὕδατος καὶ πηλοῦ Plat.; also c. dat., ζ. φθειρσί Luc. Causal, to make to boil, θυμόν Anth.

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to boil, seethe

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ζέω to boil, seethe, of water, Hom.; λέβης ζεῖ the kettle boils, Il. metaph. to boil or bubble up, of the sea, Hdt.; of passion, like Lat. fervere, Aesch., Soph. c. gen. to boil up or over with a thing, ζεῖν ὕδατος καὶ πηλοῦ Plat.; also c. dat., ζ. φθειρσί Luc. Causal, to make to boil, θυμόν Anth.
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14434
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n14441
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