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περικαθίζω

περικαθίζω, cause to sit around, mid. sit down around, invest

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περιεκάθισαν aorist active indicative 3rd plural of περικαθίζω

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περικαθ-ίζω,
  • cause to sit around or over, Hp. Mul. 1.51.
      • 2 π. στρατὸν τῇ πόλει invest a city, J. AJ 8.14.1, cf. 13.5.5.
    • II intr., sit round, τῇ πυρᾷ Max.Tyr. 27.6, cf. Ach.Tat. 3.5, Orib. Eup. 4.113.4: but usu. besiege, φρούριον Wilcken Chr. 11 B 10 (ii B.C.); τὸ τεῖχος v.l. in D.S. 20.103; π. κύκλῳ τὴν πόλιν App. Hisp. 53; περὶ or ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν, LXX 1 Ma. 11.61, 4 Ki. 6.24: abs., J. AJ 12.8.1, al.
    • III Med., invest, περικαθεζόμενοι (aor. part.) τὸ τεῖχος D. 59.102; τὴν πόλιν περικαθισάμενος Memn. 45.1: intr. in pass. form, περικαθεσθέντες having sat down round about, Luc. VH 1.23, S.E. P. 3.232: pres. inf. περικαθέζεσθαι, = obsidere, Gloss.

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