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τέρπω .τέρπω, to satisfy, delight, gladden, cheer, Hom., Hdt., Attic:—absol. to give delight, Od.; τὰ τέρποντα delights, Soph. Pass. and Mid., c. gen. rei, to have full enjoyment of a thing, have enough of it, Hom.; metaph., τεταρπώμεσθα γόοιο let us take our fill of lamentation, Hom. to enjoy oneself, make merry, c. dat. modi, φόρμιγγι, μύθοισι, etc., Hom., etc.; so, τ. ἐν θαλίῃς Od., etc.:— also c. part., τέρψει κλύων Soph.; τέρπεται τιμώμενος Eur.:—absol., πῖνε καὶ τέρπου drink and be merry, Hdt. c. acc. cogn. to enjoy, τ. ὄνησιν Eur.

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to satisfy, delight, gladden, cheer

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τέρπω

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τέρπω

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τερπω

IDX:

32406

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n32443

Key:

te/rpw

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