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πιέζω to press, squeeze, press tight, Hom., Attic to press or weigh down, of a heavy weight, Pind., Ar.: metaph. to oppress, straiten, distress, Hdt., Aesch., etc.—Pass. to suffer greatly, Hdt., Attic to press hard, of a victorious army, Lat. premo, τοὺς ἐναντίους Hdt.:— Pass., εἴ πη πιέζοιντο Thuc. to repress, stifle, Pind. later to lay hold of, ταῦρον πιάξας τᾶς ὁπλᾶς by the hoof, Theocr.; αὐτὸν τῆς χειρός NTest.

ShortDef

to press, squeeze; oppress, distress

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Headword:

πιέζω

Headword (normalized):

πιέζω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

πιεζω

IDX:

26145

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n26175

Key:

pie/zw

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