Scaife ATLAS

σήπω to make rotten or putrid, make to fester, of a serpentʼs poison, Aesch. metaph. to corrupt, waste, Plat. Pass., the perf. σέσηπα being used in pres. sense for σήπομαι: aor2 ἐσάπην short ᾰ]:— to be or become rotten, to rot, moulder, of dead bodies, Il.; of timber, Hdt., Il. of live flesh, to mortify, Hdt., Plat.

ShortDef

to make rotten

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Headword:

σήπω

Headword (normalized):

σήπω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

σηπω

IDX:

29429

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n29463

Key:

sh/pw

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