Scaife ATLAS

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.

ShortDef

to strike home the woof with the σπάθη

Debugging

Headword:

σπαθάω

Headword (normalized):

σπαθάω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

σπαθαω

IDX:

29952

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n29986

Key:

spaqa/w

Data

{'content': 'σπαθάω\n σπᾰθάω,\n only in pres.\n 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.', 'key': 'spaqa/w'}