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προνομεύω

προνομεύω, to go out for foraging

προνομ-εύω,
  • forage, plunder, Plb. 2.27.2, Str. 16.1.18, Onos. 10.8, Polyaen. 3.10.5; [προβοσκίδα] ἔχουσα π., of a fly, Luc. Musc.Enc. 3.
    • II trans., plunder, ravage, τὴν τῶν πολεμίων D.H. 8.11 (also in Pass., ibid., D.S. 13.109); pluck, ὄρμενα Posidipp. 24; eat greedily, τὰ δεῖπνα Plu. QConv. 2.709a.
      • 2 carry away captive, LXX Nu. 31.9, al.:—Pass., ib. Si. 48.15. (Rejected by Thom.Mag. p.275 R.)

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