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περιτέμνω Ionic -τάμνω fut. -τεμῶ perf. -τέτμηκα aor2 -έτεμον to cut or clip round about, Lat. circumcidere, οἰνὰς περιταμνέμεν to prune them, Hes.; τὴν κεφαλὴν π. κύκλῳ περὶ τὰ ὦτα Hdt.:—Mid., περιτάμνεσθαι βραχίονας to make incisions all round oneʼs arms, Hdt. of circumcision, Hdt.: and in Mid., περιτάμνονται τὰ αἰδοῖα they practise circumcision, Hdt. to cut off the extremities, τὰ ὦτα καὶ τὴν ῥῖνα Hdt.:—Pass., περιτάμνεσθαι γῆν to be curtailed of certain land, Hdt. to cut off and hem in all round, cut off, Lat. intercipere; hence in Mid., βοῦς περιταμνόμενος cutting off cattle for oneself, "lifting" cattle, Od.:—Pass. to be cut off, intercepted, Xen.

ShortDef

to cut around, prune, circumcise

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Headword:

περιτέμνω

Headword (normalized):

περιτέμνω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

περιτεμνω

IDX:

25914

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n25943

Key:

perite/mnw

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