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κυκλόω

κυκλόω, to encircle, surround

κυκλ-όω, fut. -ώσω E. Cyc. 462: pf. κεκύκλωκα Plb. 3.116.10:— Med., fut. -ώσομαι X. Cyr. 6.3.20: aor. ἐκυκλωσάμην Hdt. 9.18, Th. 5.72:—Pass., fut. κυκλωθήσομαι (v.l. -ώσομαι) D.H. 3.24: pf. κεκύκλωμαι Th. 4.32 (in med. sense (ἐγ-) Ar. V. 395): aor. ἐκυκλώθην X. Cyr. 6.3.20: (κύκλος):—
  • encircle, surround, Ὠκεανὸς . . κυκλοῖ χθόνα E. Or. 1379 (lyr.); πόλιν . . κυκλώσας Ἄρει φονίῳ Id. IA 775 (lyr.); ὅταν κυκλώσωσι [τοὺς ἰχθῦς] Arist. HA 533b27:—more freq. in Med., κυκλώσασθαί τινας Hdt. 3.157, 9.18, Plb. 1.17.13; κ. αὐτοὺς ἐς μέσον Hdt. 8.10, cf. A. Th. 121 (lyr.), Call. Hec. Fr. 260.14 [updated ref.], etc.: such forms as κυκλοῦνται, ἐκυκλοῦντο, etc., may belong to κυκλόω or to κυκλέω, Th. 4.127, 7.81, etc.: abs., κυκλούμενοι by an enveloping movement, Hdt. 8.76:—Pass., to be surrounded, A. Th. 247, Th. 7.81:—joined with Med., εἰ οἱ κυκλούμενοι κυκλωθεῖεν X. l.c.
      • 2 go round, τὸ θυσιαστήριον LXX Ps. 25 (26). 6:—Pass., κυκλωθεὶς τὸν Ἀδρίαν D.S. 4.25.
    • II move in a circle, whirl round, Pi. O. 10(11).72; οὕτω κυκλώσω δαλὸν ἐν φαεσφόρῳ Κύκλωπος ὄψει E. Cyc. 462; κ. ἀεὶ τὸ σῶμα Hermipp. 4; οἱ κυκλοῦντες [τὴν θάλασσαν] ἄνεμοι Plb. 11.29.10; ἵετο κυκλώσας βαλιὰ πτερὰ θῆλυς ἀήτης Call. in PSI 9.1092.53, cf. Archil. 92b Diehl: metaph., πολλοὺς λογισμοὺς ἡ πονηρία κυκλοῖ revolves, agitates, Men. 378:—Med., hurl, βέλη Him. Or. 7.17:—Pass. (or Med.), go in a circle, X. An. 6.4.20; dance or whirl round, Call. Dian. 267, Arat. 811: metaph., δίναις κυκλούμενον κέαρ A. Ag. 997 (lyr.).
    • III form into a circle, κ. τόξα AP 12.82 (Mel.), cf. Him. Or. 17.5; incorrectly, κ. τόξοιο νευρήν Babr. 68.5:—Pass., form a circle, of a bow, E. Ba. 1066; also [τάφρος] περὶ τὸ πεδίον κυκλωθεῖσα being drawn in a circle, Pl. Criti. 118d.
    • IV abs., κυκλώσατε ἐπὶ τὸν βασιλέα κύκλῳ LXX 4 Ki. 11.8; ἐκύκλωσα ἐγὼ καὶ ἡ καρδία μου τοῦ γνῶναι ib. Ec. 7.26(25).
    • V = λακκίζειν, ἀμπέλους Philostr. Her. 2.8.

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