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κυκλέω

κυκλέω, to move round and round, wheel along

κυκλ-έω,
  • wheel along, in Hom. only once, κυκλήσομεν ἐνθάδε νεκροὺς βουσὶ καὶ ἡμιόνοισιν, Il. 7.332.
      • 2 move round or in a circle, ὁδοῖς κυκλῶν ἐμαυτὸν εἰς ἀναστροφήν S. Ant. 226; ἐπʼ ἀνδρὶ δυσμενεῖ βάσιν κυκλοῦντα, metaph., from dogs questing about for the scent, Id. Aj. 19; σὸν πόδʼ ἐπὶ συννοίᾳ κυκλεῖς E. Or. 632, cf. Ar. Av. 1379; κ. πρόσωπον, ὄμμα, look round, look about, E. Ph. 364, Ar. Th. 958 (lyr.); = κυκλεύω I, Hp. Fract. 4.
      • 3 bring round, repeat, τὸν αὐτὸν λόγον Arist. Cael. 300a33.
    • II Med. and Pass., form a circle round, encompass, encircle, μηνοειδὲς ποιήσαντες τῶν νεῶν ἐκυκλεῦντο ὡς περιλάβοιεν αὐτούς Hdt. 8.16 (elsewh. κυκλόομαι) ; ἴδεσθέ μʼ οἷον ἄρτι κῦμα . . κυκλεῖται encompasses me, S. Aj. 353 (lyr.).
      • 2 go round and round, revolve, τὴν αὐτὴν φορὰν κ. Pl. R. 617a; χρόνου . . κατʼ ἀριθμὸν κυκλουμένου Id. Ti. 38a; οὑμὸς αἰεὶ πότμος ἐν πυκνῷ θεοῦ τροχῷ κυκλεῖται S. Fr. 871; ὁ βίος ἀγαθοῖς τε καὶ κακοῖς κ. πάντα τὸν αἰῶνα D.S. 18.59; διʼ ἀλλήλων αὐτοῖς -εῖται τὸ κακόν, of the vicious circle in disease, Gal. 10.360.
      • 3 assemble in knots, X. An. 6.4.20, Cyr. 6.2.12.
      • 4 metaph., of sayings, etc., to be current, pass from mouth to mouth, τὸ κυκλούμενον παρὰ πᾶσιν ἔπος Plu. Cons.Apoll. 2.118c.
    • III intr. in Act., revolve, come round and round, πολλαὶ κυκλοῦσι νύκτες ἡμέραι τʼ ἴσαι (but read κυκλοῦνται as L had originally) S. El. 1365; δελφῖνες . . πέριξ κυκλοῦντες Plu. Symp. 2.160f.

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