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ῥαίνω
ῥαίνω to sprinkle, besprinkle, ῥάσσατε (sc. δῶμα ὕδατι) Od.; αἵματι βωμόν Eur.:—Pass., πύργοι αἵματι ἐρράδατʼ Il.; αἵματι δʼ ἐρράδαται τοῖχοι Od.:—of dust, ἵπποι ῥαίνοντο κονίηι Il. metaph., ῥ. τινὰ ὕμνωι Pind. to sprinkle, with acc. of the thing sprinkled, ῥαίνειν ἐς τὰ βλέφαρα to sprinkle (vinegar) in their eyes, Ar.

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to sprinkle, besprinkle

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Headword:
ῥαίνω
Headword (normalized):
ῥαίνω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ραινω
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ῥαίνω to sprinkle, besprinkle, ῥάσσατε (sc. δῶμα ὕδατι) Od.; αἵματι βωμόν Eur.:—Pass., πύργοι αἵματι ἐρράδατʼ Il.; αἵματι δʼ ἐρράδαται τοῖχοι Od.:—of dust, ἵπποι ῥαίνοντο κονίηι Il. metaph., ῥ. τινὰ ὕμνωι Pind. to sprinkle, with acc. of the thing sprinkled, ῥαίνειν ἐς τὰ βλέφαρα to sprinkle (vinegar) in their eyes, Ar.
IDX:
28971
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n29005
Key:
r(ai/nw

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