τίλλω
τίλλω
to pluck or pull out hair, Lat. vello, Il.; so in Mid., χαίτας τίλλεσθαι to pluck out oneʼs hair, Od.
with acc. of that from which the hair or feathers are plucked, τίλλειν πέλειαν Od.; κάρα τ. Aesch.; τ. πλάτανον to pluck its leaves off, Plut.:— Pass. to have oneʼs hair plucked out, Ar.
Mid., τίλλεσθαί τινα to tear oneʼs hair in sorrow for any one, Il.
metaph. to pluck, vex, annoy, Lat. vellicare, Pass., Ar.
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τίλλω
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τιλλω
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τίλλω
to pluck or pull out hair, Lat. vello, Il.; so in Mid., χαίτας τίλλεσθαι to pluck out oneʼs hair, Od.
with acc. of that from which the hair or feathers are plucked, τίλλειν πέλειαν Od.; κάρα τ. Aesch.; τ. πλάτανον to pluck its leaves off, Plut.:— Pass. to have oneʼs hair plucked out, Ar.
Mid., τίλλεσθαί τινα to tear oneʼs hair in sorrow for any one, Il.
metaph. to pluck, vex, annoy, Lat. vellicare, Pass., Ar.
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