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προερύω

προερύω, to draw on

προερύω, Ep. aor. -έρυσσα (v. infr.),
  • draw on or forward, in Hom. always of ships,
      • 1 νῆα θοὴν ἅλαδε προέρυσσεν drew the swift ship forward, by hauling her from the beach to the sea, Il. 1.308; ἐπὴν ἅλαδε προερύσσω (sc. νῆας) 9.358.
      • 2 move the ship forward, by rowing her towards the shore, αὐτὰς δʼ ἐσσυμένως προερύσσαμεν ἤπειρόνδε Od. 9.73; τὴν δʼ εἰς ὅρμον προέρυσσαν ἐρετμοῖς Il. 1.435, Od. 15.497 (but προερεσσ- was rightly written by Aristarch. and others).

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