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σπέρχω
σπέρχω .σπέρχω, to set in rapid motion:—Pass. to be in haste to do a thing, c. inf., Il.; σπ. ἐρετμοῖς to hasten with oars, to ply them rapidly, Od.: part. σπερχόμενος as adv., in haste, hastily, hurriedly, Hom., Eur. metaph. to be hasty and angry, Il., Hdt.; μὴ σπέρχου be not hasty, Eur. intr. = Pass., ὅτε σπέρχωσιν ἄελλαι when storms are driven rapidly, Hom.

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to set in rapid motion

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σπέρχω .σπέρχω, to set in rapid motion:—Pass. to be in haste to do a thing, c. inf., Il.; σπ. ἐρετμοῖς to hasten with oars, to ply them rapidly, Od.: part. σπερχόμενος as adv., in haste, hastily, hurriedly, Hom., Eur. metaph. to be hasty and angry, Il., Hdt.; μὴ σπέρχου be not hasty, Eur. intr. = Pass., ὅτε σπέρχωσιν ἄελλαι when storms are driven rapidly, Hom.
IDX:
30009
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n30043
Key:
spe/rxw

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