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πέριξ, round about, all round

πέριξ, strengthd. for περί, mostly Ion. Prose and Trag. (in latter usu. Adv.):
    • I Prep., round about, all round, c. gen., Hdt. 1.179, 2.91, X. An. 7.8.12, Epicur. Ep. 2 p.51 U., etc.
      • 2 rarely c. dat., E. Ph. 710.
      • 3 commonly c. acc., Hdt. 1.196, 3.158, 4.36, al.: mostly before its case, but also after, ib. 52, 79, as also in A. Pers. 368, dub. in E. HF 243.
    • II Adv. round about, π. ὑπορύσσοντες τὸ τεῖχος Hdt. 5.115; π. λαβεῖν ἄνθρωπον to surround him, ib. 87; κύκλῳ π. A. Pers. 418, dub. in S. Ant. 1301, E. Andr. 266; [Ὠκεανὸς] π. γᾶν ἀμπέχει Limen. 10: metaph., πᾶν π. φρονοῦντες circuitously, E. Andr. 448: rare in Att. Prose, π. πολιορκεῖν Th. 6.90; ὁ π. τόπος, οἱ π., Pl. Ti. 62e, X. Cyr. 1.5.2, cf. Epicur. Ep. 2 p.47 U.; ὁ π. χρόνος, i.e. all times save the present, Arist. Int. 16b18; τὸ π. ὕδωρ Thphr. Sens. 26; later αἱ π. πόλεις Act.Ap. 5.16; αἱ π. κῶμαι SIG 880.44 (Pizus, iii A.D.).

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