Scaife ATLAS

περιστέλλω fut. -στελῶ aor1 -έστειλα to dress, clothe, wrap up, Pind., Plut.; ἔπηξα δʼ αὐτὸν εὖ περιστείλας I planted the sword having wrapt it well with earth, i. e. planted it firmly, Soph. to dress or lay out a corpse, Lat. componere, Od., Hdt., Attic: simply, to bury, Plat. metaph. to wrap up, cloak, cover, τἄδικʼ εὖ π. Eur.:—Mid., τὰ σὰ περιστέλλου κακά Eur. to take care of, protect, defend, Hdt., Soph.; π. τοὺς νόμους to maintain the laws, Hdt.; τὰ πάτρια Dem.; π. ἀοιδάν to uphold minstrelsy, Pind.

ShortDef

to dress, clothe, wrap up

Debugging

Headword:

περιστέλλω

Headword (normalized):

περιστέλλω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

περιστελλω

IDX:

25880

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n25909

Key:

periste/llw

Data

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