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ἔγκειμαι
ἔγκειμαι fut. -κείσομαι used as Pass. of ἐντίθημι to lie in, be wrapped in clothes, Il., Hdt. ἔγκεισθαί τινι to be involved in a thing, Eur. to press upon, of troops pressing upon the enemy, Thuc.:—with an adj. or adv., πολλὸς ἐνέκειτο was very urgent, Hdt.; πολὺς ἔγκειται he insists much upon a thing, c. dat., Dem. to be devoted to one, Theocr.

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to lie in, be wrapped in

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Headword:
ἔγκειμαι
Headword (normalized):
ἔγκειμαι
Headword (normalized/stripped):
εγκειμαι
Intro Text:
ἔγκειμαι fut. -κείσομαι used as Pass. of ἐντίθημι to lie in, be wrapped in clothes, Il., Hdt. ἔγκεισθαί τινι to be involved in a thing, Eur. to press upon, of troops pressing upon the enemy, Thuc.:—with an adj. or adv., πολλὸς ἐνέκειτο was very urgent, Hdt.; πολὺς ἔγκειται he insists much upon a thing, c. dat., Dem. to be devoted to one, Theocr.
IDX:
9459
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n9462
Key:
e)/gkeimai

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  "key": "e)/gkeimai"
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