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ἀέξω poetic form of αὔξω, compare αὐξάνω to increase, enlarge, foster, strengthen, μένος μέγα θυμὸς ἀέξει Il.; θυμὸν ἀέξειν Il.; πένθος ἀ. to cherish woe, Od.; υἱὸν ἀ. to rear him to manʼs estate, Od.; ἔργον ἀέξουσι θεοί they bless the work, Od. to exalt by oneʼs deeds, to magnify, τὸ πλῆθος ἀέξειν Hdt.; to magnify, exaggerate, [ἀγγελίαν μῦθος ἀέξει Soph. ἀέξειν φόνον Eur. Pass. to increase, grow, ἀέξετο he was waxing tall, Od.; οὐ ποτʼ ἀέξετο κῦμα no wave rose high, Od.; χόλος ἐν στήθεσσιν ἀέξεται rises high, Il.; τόδε ἔργον ἀ. it prospers, Od.; ἀέξετο ἱερὸν ἦμαρ was getting on to noon, Il.; so, κέρδος ἀέξεται Aesch.

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to increase, enlarge, foster, strengthen

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Headword:

ἀέξω

Headword (normalized):

ἀέξω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

αεξω

IDX:

530

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n530

Key:

a)e/cw

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