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ψάλλω ψάω to touch sharply, to pluck, pull, twitch, Aesch.; τόξου νευρὰν ψ. to twang the bow-string, Eur.; βέλος ἐκ κέραος ψ. to send a shaft twanging from the bow, Anth.; so, σχοῖνος μιλτοφυρὴς ψαλλομένη a carpenterʼs red line, which is twitched and then suddenly let go, so as to leave a mark, Anth. to play a stringed instrument with the fingers, not with the plectron, Hdt., Ar., Plat. later, to sing to a harp, sing, NTest.

ShortDef

to touch sharply, to pluck, pull, twitch

Debugging

Headword:

ψάλλω

Headword (normalized):

ψάλλω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ψαλλω

IDX:

36114

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n36155

Key:

ya/llw

Data

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