Scaife ATLAS

περισπάω fut. -σπάσω to draw off from around, to strip off:—Mid. to strip oneself of, τὴν τιάραν Xen. to strip bare, Eur. to draw round, wheel about, of an army, Polyb.: of a horseʼs bit, οὐ πάνυ π. not pulling it violently round, Luc.:—Mid., περισπώμενος τὰς ὄψεις turning about oneʼs eyes, Luc. to draw off or away, Arist.:—Pass. to be distracted or engaged in business, περί τι NTest.

ShortDef

to draw off from around, to strip off

Debugging

Headword:

περισπάω

Headword (normalized):

περισπάω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

περισπαω

IDX:

25858

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n25887

Key:

perispa/w

Data

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