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σίζω

σίζω, to hiss

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σίζον Verb: present active participle neuter nominative singular, Verb: present active participle neuter vocative singular, Verb: present active participle neuter accusative singular, Verb: imperfect active indicative 3rd plural, Verb: imperfect active indicative 1st singular of σίζω

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σίζω, mostly used in pres. and impf.: aor. 1 σίξα prob. in Theoc. 6.29:—
  • hiss, esp. of the noise made by plunging hot metal into cold water, to which is compared the hissing of the Cyclops’ eye when the burnt stake was thrust into it, ὣς τοῦ σίζʼ ὀφθαλμὸς ἐλαϊνέῳ περὶ μοχλῷ Od. 9.394; so of pancakes, Magn. 1; τάγηνον σίζον Ar. Eq. 930; of fish frying, Id. Ach. 1158, cf. Com.Adesp. 140; σ. καὶ ψοφεῖν, of fire quenched, Arist. APo. 94b33; σίζει δὲ ταῖς ῥίνεσσι κινεῖ δʼ οὔατα, of Heracles snorting as he eats, Epich. 21; of the note of the κόψιχος, Poll. 5.89.

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