σπείρω
σπείρω
to sow:
to sow seed, Hes., Attic
to sow children, to engender, beget them, Soph.:—Pass. to be born, Soph., Eur.
to scatter like seed, strew, throw about, χρυσὸν καὶ ἄργυρον Hdt.; δρόσον Eur.:—to spread abroad, as Virgil spargere voces, Soph.:—Pass. to be scattered, dispersed, Eur., Thuc.
to sow a field, Hes., Hdt., etc.: Pass., ἡ σπειρομένη Αἴγυπτος the arable part of Egypt, Hdt.
proverb., πόντον σπείρειν, of lost labour, Theogn.
Headword (normalized):
σπείρω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σπειρω
Intro Text:
σπείρω
to sow:
to sow seed, Hes., Attic
to sow children, to engender, beget them, Soph.:—Pass. to be born, Soph., Eur.
to scatter like seed, strew, throw about, χρυσὸν καὶ ἄργυρον Hdt.; δρόσον Eur.:—to spread abroad, as Virgil spargere voces, Soph.:—Pass. to be scattered, dispersed, Eur., Thuc.
to sow a field, Hes., Hdt., etc.: Pass., ἡ σπειρομένη Αἴγυπτος the arable part of Egypt, Hdt.
proverb., πόντον σπείρειν, of lost labour, Theogn.
URN:
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