κύκλωσις
κύκλωσις, a surrounding
κύκλ-ωσις, εως, ἡ,
- surrounding, enveloping, esp. in battle, X. HG 4.2.20, Plb. 3.65.6, Plu. Them. 12, Onos. 21.1 (pl.); πρὶν καὶ τὴν πλέονα κ. σφῶν αὐτόσε προσμεῖξαι before the larger body that was endeavouring to surround them came up, Th. 4.128.
- 2 way round, Plu. Flam. 4.
κύκλωσις, εως (ἡ)
1 action d’entourer, d’envelopper, Xén. Hell. 4, 2, 20 ||
2 corps de troupes manœuvrant pour cerner, Thc. 4, 128.
Étym. κυκλόω.
κύκλωσις, ἡ, das im Kreise Einschließen, Umringen, Umzingeln ; Thuc. 4.128 ; Xen. Hell. 4.2.19 ; τοὺς ἱππεῖς ἡ τοιμάκει πρὸς κύκλωσιν Pol. 3.65.6 ; a.Sp., wie DC. 37.4.
κύκλωσις, εως
κυκλόω
- a surrounding, in a battle, Xen.; τὴν πλέονα κύκλωσιν σφῶν the larger body that was endeavouring to surround them, Thuc.