Scaife ATLAS

πολιορκέω πολίς, εἴργω, ἕρκος to hem in a city, blockade, beleaguer, besiege, Hdt., Attic:—Pass. to be besieged, in a state of siege, Hdt.; of Scamander, to be dammed back, Plat. metaph. to be besieged, pestered, Xen.

ShortDef

to hem in a city, blockade, beleaguer, besiege

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Headword:

πολιορκέω

Headword (normalized):

πολιορκέω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

πολιορκεω

IDX:

26625

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n26657

Key:

poliorke/w

Data

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