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ποτάομαι
ποτάομαι to fly about, Hom.; κεραυνοὶ ποτέοντο Hes.: simply = πέτομαι, to fly, Aesch., Eur.; τὰ ποτήμενα συλλαβεῖν, of vain pursuits, Theocr.:—perf. (with pres. sense), to be upon the wing, Hom. metaph. to hover, Aesch. to be on the wing, be fluttered, Eur., Ar.

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to fly about

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ποτάομαι
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ποτάομαι to fly about, Hom.; κεραυνοὶ ποτέοντο Hes.: simply = πέτομαι, to fly, Aesch., Eur.; τὰ ποτήμενα συλλαβεῖν, of vain pursuits, Theocr.:—perf. (with pres. sense), to be upon the wing, Hom. metaph. to hover, Aesch. to be on the wing, be fluttered, Eur., Ar.
IDX:
27147
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n27179
Key:
pota/omai

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