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σπαθάω
σπαθάω σπᾰθάω, only in pres. in weaving, to strike home the woof with the σπάθη; metaph., λίαν σπαθᾶν to go too fast, a cant phrase for throwing away money, Ar.; so, σπ. τὰ χρήματα Plut.:—Pass., ἐσπαθᾶτο ταῦτα these were the prodigalities indulged in, Dem.

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to strike home the woof with the σπάθη

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σπαθάω
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σπαθάω
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σπαθάω σπᾰθάω, only in pres. in weaving, to strike home the woof with the σπάθη; metaph., λίαν σπαθᾶν to go too fast, a cant phrase for throwing away money, Ar.; so, σπ. τὰ χρήματα Plut.:—Pass., ἐσπαθᾶτο ταῦτα these were the prodigalities indulged in, Dem.
IDX:
29952
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n29986
Key:
spaqa/w

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