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θήγω to sharpen, whet, Il.; θήγων λευκὸν ὀδόντα Il.; θ. φάσγανον, ξίφος Aesch., Eur.:—in Mid., δόρυ θηξάσθω let him whet his spear, Il. metaph. to sharpen, excite, provoke, like Lat. acuere, τὰς ψυχὰς εἰς τὰ πολεμικά Xen.:—Pass., λόγοι τεθηγμένοι sharp, biting words, Aesch.; γλῶσσα τεθηγμένη Soph.

ShortDef

to sharpen, whet

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θήγω

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θήγω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

θηγω

IDX:

15231

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n15244

Key:

qh/gw

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