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πρίω

πρίω, to saw

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πρίει Verb: present middle-passive indicative 2nd singular, Verb: present active indicative 3rd singular of πρίω

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πρίω, aor. imper. of ἐπριάμην, v. πρίασθαι.
πρίω (later πρίζω, πριόω, qq. v.), imper. πρῖε S. Fr. 897, Ar. Ra. 927: impf. ἔπρῑον ( ἐξ-) Th. 7.25: aor. ἔπρῑσα Hp. VC 14, Th. 4.100: pf. πέπρῑκα (ἐμ-) D.S. 17.92:—Med., Babr. 28.8, Luc. DMeretr. 12.2:— Pass., fut. πρισθήσομαι Aen.Tact. 19: aor. ἐπρίσθην Hp. Epid. 5.16, 27: pf. πέπρισμαι Id. VC 15, Dsc. 4.65, (δια-) Pl. Smp. 193a, (ἐκ-) Ar. Pax 1135 (dub.):—
  • saw, π. δίχα saw asunder, Th. 4.100; π. τὸν ἐλέφαντα Luc. Hist.Conscr. 51: abs., prob. in Ar. V. 694:—Pass., κέρατα ὅταν πρισθῇ Plu. Frig. 2.953b; χειρὸς . . πριομένης cut, abraded, Opp. H. 3.315.
      • 2 in surgery, trephine, Hp. VC 12, al., Epid. ll.cc.
      • 3 pf. part. Pass. πεπρισμένος serrated, Dsc. 4.65.
    • II π. ὀδόντας grind or gnash the teeth, in disease, Hp. Prog. 3; esp. with rage, μὴ πρῖε τοὺς ὀδ. Ar. Ra. 927; τὰς σιαγόνας πρίων Babr. 96.3:—Med., Luc. DMeretr. 12.2.
      • 2 generally, bite, ὀδόντι πρῖε τὸ στόμα S. Fr. 897; [ἀμίαι] πρίουσι Opp. H. 2.575: metaph., θυμὸν ὀδὰξ πρίοντες Id. C. 4.139; ἐπί οἱ πρῖεν χόλον gnashed fury against him, A.R. 4.1671:—Pass., to be irritated, provoked, τινι by or at a thing, πριομένα κάλλει Γανυμήδεος AP 9.77 (Antip. Thess.); ἔνδοθεν δὲ πρίεται Men. 902; but μὴ πρίου is prob. f.l. for μὴ πρήθου (cj. Bgk.) in Babr. 28.8.
      • 3 cut off syllables, Anon.Rhythm. Oxy. 220 viii 3.
    • III seize as with the teeth, grip, bind fast, ζωστῆρι πρισθεὶς ἱππικῶν ἐξ ἀντύγων S. Aj. 1030, cf. ἐκ I.6. [ῑ: ῐ only in later Poets, ἀπέπρῐσε AP 11.14 (Ammian.).]

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