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περισπάω

περισπάω, to draw off from around, to strip off

περι-σπάω, fut. -σπάσω D.S. 20.3, A.D. Pron. 87.15:—
  • draw off from around, strip off, Isoc. Ep. 9.10; τὸ χλαμύδιον αὑτοῦ π. D.S. 19.9, etc.:—Med., strip oneself of, τὴν τιάραν X. Cyr. 3.1.13 (so also in Act., π. τὴν πορφύραν Plu. Aem. 23).
      • 2 strip bare, περισπάσας ξίφος (Pierson χερὶ σπάσας) E. IT 296.
    • II wheel about, of a general, Plb. 1.76.5; intr. of the troops, Id. 3.116.5; esp. wheel twice through a right angle, Ascl. Tact. 12.6, al.; of a horseʼs bit, οὐ πάνυ π. not pulling it violently round, Luc. Merc.Cond. 21.
    • III draw off or away, divert, εἰς τοὐναντίον [τὴν πολιτείαν] Arist. Pol. 1307a24; τροφὴν εἰς τὸ περικάρπιον Thphr. CP 1.16.2; π. τοὺς Ῥωμαίους Plb. 9.22.5; τὸν πόλεμον Id. 1.26.1; π. τὴν δύναμιν αὐτοῦ draw it away, Plu. Cic. 45; ἀπὸ τῆς πατρίδος π. τοὺς βαρβάρους D.S. 20.3; τὸν ἐντὸς . . θόρυβον ἐπὶ τοὺς ἔξω πολέμους D.H. 6.23; π. περὶ τὰς ἔξω στρατείας τὸν δῆμον Id. 9.43: —Pass., π. ὑπό τινων PStrassb. 112.13 (ii B. C.); πάντῃ τὰς ὄψεις περισπώμενος Luc. Dear.Iud. [DDeor. 20.]11; ἕως τοῦ ἔξω τόπου π. to be drawn away and expanded, opp. συστέλλεσθαι, Arist. Pr. 863a5.
        • b detach, Συρίαν τινός App. Syr. 1, cf. Hann. 56; τινὰς αὐτοῦ τῶν ἀκροατῶν Phld. Acad.Ind. p.79 M.
      • 2 disturb, vex, Men. Epit. 504, LXX Ec. 5.19:—Pass., ὑπὸ τῶν τελωνῶν PSI 3.384.5 (ii B. C.).
      • 3 divert, distract, Plu. Mult. 2.96b, 16oc; π. [τὴν διάνοιαν] ἀπό τινος Metrod. Herc. 831.4, cf. Phld. Rh. 2.53 S., al., Onos. 42.6:—Pass., to be distracted or engaged, π. ταῖς διανοίαις Plb. 15.3.4; ὑπὸ βιωτικῆς χρείας D.S. 2.29, cf. Phld. Po.Herc. 994.24, al.; μηδʼ ὑφʼ ἑνὸς περισπωμένη ἡ πόλις IG 2(2).1304.7; περί τινος LXX Si. 41.2; περὶ πολλὴν διακονίαν Ev.Luc. 10.40: abs., Plb. 4.10.3.
      • 4 steal, ἀργυροῦν ἢ χρυσοῦν ἀνάθημα Philostr. Gym. 45:—Pass., ἅπαντα περιέσπασμαι I have been robbed of all, Men. Epit. 143.
      • 5 Pass., c. inf., to be compelled to do a thing, περιησπάσθην (sic) ἀνενεγκεῖν PUniv.Giss. 19.4 (i A. D.).
    • IV Gramm., pronounce a vowel or word with the circumflex, A.D. Pron. 33.24, al., Plu. Thes. 26, etc.; esp. on the last syllable, Ath. 2.52f, etc.; π. τὸν τόνον A.D. Pron. 87.15; τῷ τόνῳ Gal. 16.495; περισπώμεναι [λέξεις] D.H. Comp. 11; π. [προσῳδία] D.T. 630.2, Ph. 1.29; περισπώμενος [φθόγγος] ib. 46.

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