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ἐγκύρω

ἐγκύρω, to fall in with, light upon, meet with

ἐγκύρω [ῡ], impf. ἐνέκῡρον: fut. ἐγκύρσω: aor. ἐνέκυρσα:—Pass., ἐγκύρομαι: ἐγκῠρέω, aor. 1 ἐνεκύρησα, less freq. in early writers, Heraclit. 72, freq. in Phld. as Sign. 21, al., cf. Plb. and D.H. (v. infr.), Ael. Tact. 1.2:—
  • fall in with, light upon, meet with, c. dat., ἐνέκυρσε φάλαγξι Il. 13.145; ἐγκύρσας ἀάτῃσιν Hes. Op. 216; ὁκοίοις ἐγκυρέωσιν ἔργμασι Archil. 70; ἐγκύρσαις (Aeol. aor. 1 part.) ἑκατονταετεῖ βιοτᾷ Pi. P. 4.282, cf. 1.100; δύᾳ B. Fr. 21; τμητοῖς ὁλκοῖς ἐγκῦρσαι S. El. 863 (lyr.); στρατῷ ἐνέκυρσε ἀμφοτέρῃσι τῇσι μοίρῃσι Hdt. 4.125; ἐνεκύρησαν στρατῷ Id. 7.218, cf. Plb. 8.35.5, etc.; δυσχωρίαις ἐγκυρήσαντες D.H. 3.59; τυράννοις Phld. Ir. p.30 W.: in Hdt. 7.208, c. gen., ἀλογίης ἐνέκυρσε πολλῆς (here Valck. proposed ἐκύρησε, which has been received by edd.): c. acc., Ἅιδαν ἐγκύρσαντες ἀλάμπετον Epigr.Gr. 241 (Smyrna). —Not in Att. Prose, once in Com., ἐγκυρῆσαι Cratin. 35.

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