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ἀνοικίζω

ἀνοικίζω, to remove up the country

ἀνοικ-ίζω,
  • remove up the country, ἀ. τὴν Σπάρτην, i.e. break it up as a city, Arist. Rh.Al. 1423a7; ἀ. τινὰς ἐς τὴν Περσίδα Paus. 1.25.5, cf. Str. 13.3.3; ἀ. [τέττιγας] φθόνου ἐς δένδρα remove them out of envyʼs way, dub. in Philostr. VA 7.11 (leg. ἀπ-):—Pass. and Med., shift oneʼs dwelling up the country, migrate inland or to higher ground, αὐτοὶ δʼ ἀνῳκίσανθʼ ὅπως ἀνωτάτω Ar. Pax 207, cf. Av. 1351, Str. 9.2.17, App. Pun. 84; and of cities, to be built inland or away from the coast, Th. 1.7:—generally, migrate, ἀνοικίσασθαι εἰς Ὄλυνθον Id. 1.58, cf. 8.31.
    • II resettle, colonize afresh, Paus. 2.1.2, Memn. 60 (Med.); rebuild, Aps. pp. 239,245 H.:—Pass., to be repeopled, Plu. Luc. 29.

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