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τειχομαχέω

τειχομαχέω, to fight the walls

τειχομᾰχ-έω,
  • fight the walls, i.e. conduct siege operations, Hdt. 9.70, Th. 7.79, X. HG 1.1.14, etc.; τ. τινί Ar. Nu. 481; πρὸς τοὺς πολεμίους Plu. Alc. 28; τειχομαχεῖν δυνατοί skilled in conducting sieges, i.e. good engineers, Th. 1.102: perh. of defending a wall, App. Hann. 92.

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