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βιάω
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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βιάω
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βιάω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
βιαω
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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.
IDX:
6274
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n6278
Key:
bia/w

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