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περιρρέω

περιρρέω, to flow round

περιρρέω, fut. -ρεύσομαι Arist. Cael. 287b10: aor. 1 inf. -ρρεῦσαι Lycurg. 96 (s.v.l.): aor. 2 -ερρύην (v. infr.): pf. -ερρύηκα Pl. Criti. 111b:
    • I c. acc., flow round, τὸν δʼ αἷμα περίρρεε Od. 9.388; νῆσον π. ὁ Νεῖλος Hdt. 2.29, cf. 127; νήσους, ἃς περιρρεῖν τὸν ἀέρα Pl. Phd. 111a; κύκλῳ . . τὸν τόπον περιρρεῦσαι τὸ πῦρ Lycurg. l.c. codd.; of persons, ἅπαντες π. ἡμᾶς κύκλῳ Pl. Chrm. 155d:—Pass., to be surrounded by water, X. An. 1.5.4, Arist. Mu. 393a11, al.
    • II abs., flow round, Στρυμόνος ἐπʼ ἀμφότερα περιρρέοντος Th. 4.102, cf. X. HG 4.1.16 (v.l.), Arist. Cael. l.c.
      • 2 fall away, περιερρυηκυίας τῆς γῆς Pl. Criti. l.c.; waste away, πῆχυς ὅλος περιερρύη Hp. Epid. 3.4, cf. LXX 4 Ma. 9.20; fall off, of flowers, Thphr. HP 4.8.9.
      • 3 slip from off a thing, ἡ ἀσπὶς περιερρύη ἐς τὴν θάλασσαν slipped off his arm into the sea, Th. 4.12; [αἱ πέδαι] αὐτῷ αὐτόμαται π. X. An. 4.3.8; [αἱ πέδαι] π. Plu. Aet.Gr. 2.304b; οἱ στέφανοι π. Luc. VH 2.11: c. gen., ἵππου π. slip off it, Plu. Art. 15, cf. Id. Sollert. 2.970d; τροχοὶ π. τῶν ἁρμάτων Parth. 6.4.
      • 4 overflow on all sides, σοὶ περιρρείτω βίος let thy means of living abound, S. El. 362; of excessive wealth, Diog.Oen. 60; οὐδενὸς περιρρέοντος being in excess, Plu. Per. 16:—Pass., to be all running or dripping, ἱδρῶτι with sweat, Id. Aem. 25; δάκρυσι Suid. s.v. ἄναυδος: freq. metaph., abound, περιρρεομένη ἀφθονία ἀγαθῶν Ph. 2.455; of persons, c. dat., περιρρεόμενος ταῖς ἐκτὸς οὐσίαις Id. 1.592, cf. 2.445; περιρρέονται μαθηταῖς have a crowd of pupils about them, Lib. Or. 64.90.

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