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περιβολή
περιβολή περιβολή, ἡ, περιβάλλω anything which is thrown round, a covering, Plat.; χειρῶν περιβολαί embraces, Eur.; so περιβολαί alone, Xen.; περιβολαὶ χθονός, i. e. the grave, Eur.; π. ξίφεος a scabbard, Eur.: absol. of walls round a town, ἑπτάπυργοι π. Eur. a space enclosed, compass, οἰκίης μεγάλης περιβολή a house of large compass, Hdt. a circumference, circuit, Thuc.; π. ποιεῖσθαι to make a circuit, Xen. metaph., a compassing, endeavouring after, τῆς ἀρχῆς, Lat. affectatio imperii, Xen. ἡ π. τοῦ λόγου the whole compass of the matter, long and short of it, Isocr.

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anything which is thrown round, a covering

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περιβολή
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περιβολή περιβολή, ἡ, περιβάλλω anything which is thrown round, a covering, Plat.; χειρῶν περιβολαί embraces, Eur.; so περιβολαί alone, Xen.; περιβολαὶ χθονός, i. e. the grave, Eur.; π. ξίφεος a scabbard, Eur.: absol. of walls round a town, ἑπτάπυργοι π. Eur. a space enclosed, compass, οἰκίης μεγάλης περιβολή a house of large compass, Hdt. a circumference, circuit, Thuc.; π. ποιεῖσθαι to make a circuit, Xen. metaph., a compassing, endeavouring after, τῆς ἀρχῆς, Lat. affectatio imperii, Xen. ἡ π. τοῦ λόγου the whole compass of the matter, long and short of it, Isocr.
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25562
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n25591
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peribolh/

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