Scaife ATLAS

βιάω = βιάζω to constrain, Il.:— Pass. to be forcibly driven, of fire, Hdt.; θανάτωι βιηθείς overpowered, Hdt. as Dep. in act. sense, to constrain, press hard, overpower, Hom.; βιήσατο κῦμʼ ἐπὶ χέρσου it forced me upon land, Od.; νῶϊ βιήσατο μισθόν he did us wrong in respect of our wages, Il.:— to force or urge on, Aesch.

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to constrain

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Headword:

βιάω

Headword (normalized):

βιάω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

βιαω

IDX:

6274

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n6278

Key:

bia/w

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