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ἀποκείρω

ἀποκείρω, to clip, cut off

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ἀποκείρουσιν present active participle masculine dative plural, present active participle neuter dative plural, present active indicative 3rd plural of ἀποκείρω

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ἀποκείρω, aor. -έκειρα, Ep. -έκερσα (v. infr.):—Pass., pf. -κέκαρμαι E. Hec. 910:—
  • clip, cut off, properly of hair, mostly in Med., ξανθὴν ἀπεικείρατο χαίτην Il. 23.141; ἀποκείρασθαι τὰς κεφαλάς to have their hair shorn close, Hdt. 6.21:abs., ἀποκείρασθαι cut off oneʼs hair, Ar. Nu. 836; esp. in token of mourning, Is. 4.7:—in Act., X. Eq. 5.8, Thphr. Char. 21.3, Luc. Pisc. 46; tear out, ἧπαρ Id. Prom. 2:—Pass., δὶς ἀποκαρέντα πρόβατα twice shorn or clipped, D.S. 1.36; ἀποκεκαρμένος ἐν χρῷ, ἀ. σκάφιον, of peculiar fashions of hair-cutting, Ar. Th. 838, Luc. DMeretr. 5.3: c. acc., ἀπὸ στεφάναν κέκαρσαι πύργων thou hast been shorn of thy crown of towers, E. Hec. 910; but ἀ. τινὰ τῶν γενείων Philostr. VA 7.34.
      • 2 metaph., cheat, τοὺς παχεῖς Luc. Alex. 6.
    • II generally, cut through, sever, ἀπὸ δʼ ἄμφω κέρσε τένοντε Il. 10.456; ἀπὸ δὲ φλέβα πᾶσαν ἔκερσεν 13.546.
    • III metaph., cut off, slay, ἀποκείρεται σὸν ἄνθος πόλεως E. HF 875 (lyr.); ἀπέκειρε τὴν ἀκμὴν τῆς Σπάρτης Demad. 12.

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