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ὀρύσσω to dig a trench, etc., Hom., Hdt., Attic; τὸ ὀρυχθέν ὄρυγμα, α trench, Hdt. to dig up a plant, Od.: —Mid., λίθους ὀρύξασθαι to have stones dug or quarried, Hdt.:—Pass., ὁ ὀρυσσόμενος χοῦς the soil that was dug up, Od. to dig through, i. e. make a canal through, (like διορύσσειν) , τὸν ἰσθμὸν ὀρ. Orac. ap. Hdt.; τὸ χωρίον ὀρώρυκτο Hdt. to bury, ἔγχος ὀρύξας Soph. πὺξ ὀρ., of a pugilist, to give a dig or heavy blow, Ar.

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to dig

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Headword:

ὀρύσσω

Headword (normalized):

ὀρύσσω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ορυσσω

IDX:

23681

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n23705

Key:

o)ru/ssw

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