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οἰστράω
οἰστράω οἶστρος to sting, properly of the gadfly; then metaph. to sting to madness, αὐτὰς ἐκ δόμων οἴστρησα I drave them raging out of the house, Eur.:—Pass., οἰστρηθείς driven mad, Soph. intr. like Pass. to be driven by the gadfly, driven mad, οἰστρήσασα in frenzy, frantically, Aesch.; of Menelaus, Eur.; ἡ ψυχὴ οἰστρᾶι Plat.

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to sting

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Headword:
οἰστράω
Headword (normalized):
οἰστράω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
οιστραω
Intro Text:
οἰστράω οἶστρος to sting, properly of the gadfly; then metaph. to sting to madness, αὐτὰς ἐκ δόμων οἴστρησα I drave them raging out of the house, Eur.:—Pass., οἰστρηθείς driven mad, Soph. intr. like Pass. to be driven by the gadfly, driven mad, οἰστρήσασα in frenzy, frantically, Aesch.; of Menelaus, Eur.; ἡ ψυχὴ οἰστρᾶι Plat.
IDX:
22878
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n22901
Key:
oi)stra/w

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