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τείρω

τείρω, to rub hard

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τείροντʼ Verb: present active indicative 3rd plural, Verb: present active participle masculine accusative singular, Verb: present active participle masculine dative singular, Verb: present active participle neuter dative singular, Verb: present active participle neuter nominative plural, Verb: present active participle neuter vocative plural, Verb: present active participle neuter accusative plural, Verb: present active participle masculine nominative dual, Verb: present active participle masculine vocative dual, Verb: present active participle masculine accusative dual, Verb: present active participle neuter nominative dual, Verb: present active participle neuter vocative dual, Verb: present active participle neuter accusative dual, Verb: present middle-passive indicative 3rd plural, Verb: imperfect middle-passive indicative 3rd plural of τείρω

See τείροντʼ in Morpho

τείρω, impf. ἔτειρον, found only in pres. and impf. Act. and Pass., and in Aeol. pf. inf. Pass. τέτορθαι Hdn.Gr. 2.69:—of the effects of pain, sorrow, etc., on body and mind,
  • oppress, distress, weaken, τείρουσι (sc. ἡμᾶς or σε) μαρνάμενοι Il. 6.255, cf. 8.102, 24.489; ἀλλά σε γῆρας τείρει 4.315; βέλεος δέ σε τείρει ἀκωκή 13.251; τεῖρε γὰρ αὐτὸν ἕλκος 16.510; ὀδυνάων αἳ νῦν μιν τείρουσι κατὰ φρένας 15.61, cf. Od. 1.342; ἱδρὼς γάρ μιν ἔτειρεν Il. 5.796; τεῖρε γὰρ αἰνῶς φωκάων . . ὀδμή Od. 4.441; μιν ἔτειρεν ἔρος Hes. Fr. 105; νιν ἔρως ἔτειρεν Telest. 1.6; κακαὶ τ. μέριμναι Mimn. 1.7; ἐπεί με . . τύχαι τείρουσʼ Ἄτλαντος A. Pr. 350; ὀδύνη με τ. E. Rh. 799:—Pass., τείροντο δὲ νηλέϊ χαλκῷ Il. 17.376; καμάτῳ τε καὶ ἱδρῷ ib. 745; ἔνδοθι θυμὸς ἐτείρετο πένθεϊ λυγρῷ 22.242; τείρετο δʼ αἰνῶς she was sore distressed, 5.352; τειρόμενοι, by war, 11.801, cf. 6.387, al.; ἕλκει -όμενον Pi. P. 1.52; ἄχθεσι τ. Tyrt. 6; ἐν . . κακῷ τείρει (2 sg. Pass.) ψυχὴν ἐξαπατηθείς Ar. Lys. 960; Ἑρμιόνας δούλαν· ἇς ὕπο τειρομένα . . τάκομαι E. Andr. 114 (lyr.).--Poet. word, used by Gal. 14.632, Ael. NA 14.11. (The other tenses are supplied by τέτρυμαι etc. from τρύω (not found before Call. in pres. or impf.), which may be cogn.)

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