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ἐκρέω

ἐκρέω, to flow out

ἐκρέω, pf. -ερρύηκα (v. infr.): aor. Pass. ἐξερρύην in act. sense, Hp. Aph. 6.27, Pl. R. 452d, Dor. 3 sg. -ερρύα IG 4.952.3 (Epid.):—
  • flow out or forth, ἐκ δʼ αἷμα μέλαν ῥέε Il. 21.119; ἔκ τινος Pl. Phd. 112a; of streams, ἐ. ἐς θάλασσαν Hdt. 2.20; ἐ. ἔξω ib. 149.
      • 2 of feathers, fall off, ἐξερρύηκε τὰ πτερά Ar. Av. 104; of hair, Arist. HA 518a32.
        • b shed fruit, ἐκρυήσεται ἡ ἐλαία LXX De. 28.40.
      • 3 metaph., melt or fall away, disappear, Pl. R. 452d, Thg. 130e; ἐξερρύησαν οἱ τοῦ Θεμιστοκλέους λόγοι τῶν Ἑλλήνων they faded from their memory, Plu. Them. 12.
    • II c. acc. cogn., shed, let fall, χάριν ἐξέρρευσας AP 11.374 (Maced.).

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