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φλύω

φλύω, to boil over, bubble up

φλύω [ῡ. cf. ἐπιφλύω] and φλύζω, aor. 1 ἔφλῠσα v. infr. II: (φλέω):—
  • boil over, bubble up: hence, burst out, ἐν τῇσι φλυζούσῃσι αἱμορραγίῃσι (Foes for σφύζουσι αἱμορραγέσι) Hp. Epid. 2.3.14, cf. Hsch., Suid.; φλύω expld. by πολυκαρπέω, Ael. VH 3.41.
    • II metaph., overflow with words, babble, μάτην φλύσαι A. Pr. 504; γράμματα ἐπʼ ἀσπίδος φλύοντα Id. Th. 661: c. acc. cogn., φήμην στυγερὴν ἔφλῠσεν AP 7.351 (Diosc.); ἔφλῠσε v.l. for ἔβλυσε, ib. 352 (Mel. (?)); μανίης ὕπο μυρία φλύζειν Nic. Al. 214; φλύοντʼ ἀνθηρῇ σὺν κακοδαιμονίῃ prob. in Alex.Aet. 5.8:—Med. or Pass., φλύεται, = ὑγραίνεται, Hp. ap. Gal. 19.152.

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