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περιγράφω

περιγράφω, to draw a line round, mark round

περι-γράφω [ᾰ],
  • draw a line round, περιγράφει τῇ μαχαίρῃ ἐς τὸ ἔδαφος τὸν ἥλιον Hdt. 8.137; π. κύκλον draw a circle round, Id. 7.60; π. ὅσον ἐναριστᾶν κύκλον Eup. 250; ἡ ταῦτα τὰ πεδία περιγράφουσα γραμμή Plb. 2.14.8: abs., describe a circle, Ar. Pax 879.
        • b Geom., circumscribe, περὶ κύκλον τρίγωνον Euc. 4.3, 5, cf. Archim. Sph.Cyl. 1.3, al.; τὸ περιγεγραμμένον σχῆμα τῷ τομεῖ ib. 40.
      • 2 define, determine, limit, π. τοῦ ἔτους χρόνον X. Mem. 1.4.12; π. ὅτι . . ἐγγύτατα τοῦ πράγματος Arist. Rh. 1396b8; τὴν πολλὴν βρῶσιν Heraclid. Tar. ap. Ath. 2.64e:—Med., Arist. Metaph. 1064a2:—Pass., περιεγέγραπτο, ὡς ἔοικε, . . μέχρι ὅσου ἡ νίκη ἐδέδοτο αὐτοῖς X. HG 7.5.13; to be bounded, D.S. 3.41; to be circumscribed, Ti.Locr. 97e, Plot. 6.4.7, Dam. Pr. 113, etc.: Rhet., αἱ ἔννοιαι . . ἐφʼ ἑαυτῶν περιγραφόμεναι being self-contained, Hermog. Id. 1.3.
      • 3 terminate, conclude, τὴν βίβλον D.S. 2.60, 3.74, etc.; τὰς ὑποθήκας Plu. Lib.educ. 2.14a; ἀγχόνῃ τὸ ζῆν Ath. 9.388c:—Pass., Placit. 3.8.2.
      • 4 bring to an end, cure a disease, Archig. ap. Gal. 8.90, Sor. 2.16 (Pass.), Gal. 13.860.
    • II draw in outline, trace or sketch, delineate τοὺς θεούς Phld. Piet. 81:—Med., σκιὰν περιγράψασθαι draw oneself an outline, Poll. 7.129:—Pass., περιγεγράφθω ταύτῃ Arist. EN 1098a20; τὰ δυνατὰ -γραφῆναι Phld. Ir. p.62 W.; περιγεγραμμένους μῦς well-marked muscles, Antyll. ap. Orib. 7.7.8.
    • III enclose as it were within brackets, cancel, annul (cf. διαγράφω), Demonic. 1.3, Plu. Alex. fort. 2.334c, PSI 1.64.15 (Pass., i A.D.); τὸ φιλεῖν AP 5.67 (Lucill. or Polemo Rex); τὸ πρὸς δόξαν ἢ τρυφὴν ἅπαν π. Epict. Ench. 33; π. τινὰ ἐκ πολιτείας exclude from civic privileges, Aeschin. 3.209; τινὰ τοῦ ζῆν Vett.Val.150.10:— Pass., Hld. 10.20.
      • 2 reject as spurious, Ath. 5.180e; remove from a text, A.D. Synt. 6.3, al.
    • IV in Law, defraud, in Pass., PAmh. 2.77.7 (ii A. D.), etc.; also, circumvent, διάταξιν Just. Nov. 55 Praef.

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