σβέννυμι
σβέννυμι
to quench, put out, Lat. extinguere, Hdt., Pind.
generally, to quench, quell, check, σβ. χόλον, μένος Il.; ὕβριν Simon.; κύματα Ar., etc.
Pass. σβέννυμαι (with intr. tenses of Act., v. supr.), to be quenched, go out, Lat. extingui, of fire, Il.: metaph. of men, to become extinct, die, Anth.
generally, to be quelled or lulled, of wind, Od.
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σβέννυμι
to quench, put out, Lat. extinguere, Hdt., Pind.
generally, to quench, quell, check, σβ. χόλον, μένος Il.; ὕβριν Simon.; κύματα Ar., etc.
Pass. σβέννυμαι (with intr. tenses of Act., v. supr.), to be quenched, go out, Lat. extingui, of fire, Il.: metaph. of men, to become extinct, die, Anth.
generally, to be quelled or lulled, of wind, Od.
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