θηριόω

θηριόω,

• make into a wild beast, τοὺς πρὸς αὐτὴν ἀφικνουμένους ἡ Κίρκη θηριοῖ Phld. Piet. 144:—Pass., IG 14.1291.
• • II Pass., come to the full size of a beast, πρὶν θηριοῦσθαι τὸν γόνον Eub. 107.14.
  • • 2 become brutal, θηριούμενος Pl. Lg. 935a; πρός τινας Phld. Lib. p.25 O.; πρὸς ἀγριότητα Ph. 2.53.
    • 3 of seeds, to be infested with worms, Thphr. CP 5.18.1.
    • • b of places, to be infested with reptiles, Paul.Aeg. 5.1.
    • 4 Medic., become malignant, ἕλκη ἐᾶσαι θηριωθῆναι Thphr. Char. 19.3; τεθηριωμένον ἕλκος Dsc. 3.9.