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ἐγκυκλόω

ἐγκυκλόω, to move round in a circle

ἐγκυκλ-όω,
  • move round in a circle, ὀφθαλμόν E. IT 76.
    • II surround, Str. 2.5.24:—more freq. in Med. with pf. part. Pass., encompass, encircle, τοῦ χθόνʼ ἐγκυκλουμένου αἰθέρος E. Ba. 292, cf. Ar. V. 699; φωνή μέ τις ἐγκεκύκλωται a voice has echoed around me, ib. 395; surround, hem in, Plu. Marc. 6, etc.; of rivers or mountains, Str. 2.1.36, D.C. 49.37: Pass., to be surrounded, Id. 56.12 (s. v.l.).
      • 2 in late Prose, wander, roam about, ἐγκυκλωθῆναι Σικελίαν D.S. 4.23, etc.

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