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στρεβλόω
στρεβλόω στρεβλόω, στρεβλός to twist or strain tight, στρ. τὰ ὅπλα ὄνοισι to draw the cables taut with windlasses, Hdt.: to screw up the strings of an instrument, Plat. to twist or wrench a dislocated limb, with a view to setting it, Hdt. to stretch on the wheel or rack, to rack, torture, Ar.:—Pass., στρεβλοῦσθαι ἐπὶ τροχοῦ Ar. metaph. to pervert or distort words, NTest.

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to twist, strain, distort, torture

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Headword:
στρεβλόω
Headword (normalized):
στρεβλόω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
στρεβλοω
Intro Text:
στρεβλόω στρεβλόω, στρεβλός to twist or strain tight, στρ. τὰ ὅπλα ὄνοισι to draw the cables taut with windlasses, Hdt.: to screw up the strings of an instrument, Plat. to twist or wrench a dislocated limb, with a view to setting it, Hdt. to stretch on the wheel or rack, to rack, torture, Ar.:—Pass., στρεβλοῦσθαι ἐπὶ τροχοῦ Ar. metaph. to pervert or distort words, NTest.
IDX:
30364
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n30399
Key:
streblo/w

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