Scaife ATLAS

κλέπτω to steal, filch, purloin, Hom., etc.; τῆς γενεῆς ἔκλεψε from that breed Anchises stole, i. e. stole foals of that breed, Il.; σῶμα κλ. to let it down secretly, Eur. in part. act. thievish, κλέπτον βλέπει he has a thiefʼs look, Ar. to cozen, cheat, deceive, beguile, Il., Hes., etc.:—Pass., προβαίνει κλεπτόμενος he goes on blindfold, Hdt. like κρύπτω, to conceal, keep secret, disguise, Pind., Soph., Eur., etc. to do secretly or treacherously, κλ. σφαγάς to perpetrate slaughter secretly, Soph.; κλ. μύθους to whisper malicious rumours, Soph.; κλέπτων ἢ βιαζόμενος by fraud or force, Plat. to seize or occupy secretly, Xen.

ShortDef

to steal, filch, purloin

Debugging

Headword:

κλέπτω

Headword (normalized):

κλέπτω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

κλεπτω

IDX:

18058

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n18076

Key:

kle/ptw

Data

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