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ἐνσείω

ἐνσείω, to shake in

ἐν-σείω, pf. ἐνσέσεικα BGU 136.11 (ii A. D.):—
  • brandish or hurl at, c. acc. rei, ἐ. βέλος κεραυνοῦ S. Tr. 1087; ὀξὺν διʼ ὤτων κέλαδον ἐ. πώλοις drive a shrill sound into their ears, Id. El. 737; ἐνέσεισε . . μετανιπτρίδα Philetaer. 1.
      • 2 c. acc. pers., plunge in, drive into, ἐ. τινὰ ἀγρίαις ὁδοῖς S. Ant. 1274; ἑαυτοὺς τῇ ἐπιτροπῇ BGU l.c.; ἑαυτὸν τῇ ἑστίᾳ Luc. Asin. 31; σπινθῆρας πυρὸς ὑγιαίνοντι σώματι Gal. 7.182; οἷ κακῶν σαυτὴν ἐνέσεισας Alciphr. 3.27; τὸν Ἀρχίαν εἰς τὸν πότον Plu. Gen.Socr. 2.588b; εἰς βάραθρον ἐ. τινά Luc. Merc.Cond. 30; ἐ. τὴν πόλιν εἰς πόλεμον Plu. Phoc. 23; ἐ. χιόνα εἰς τὸν ἄκρατον Macho ap. Ath. 13.579f:—Pass., εἰς ὠνήν to be jockeyed into a purchase, Hyp. Ath. 26.
        • b c. acc. rei, loosen, damage, μέρος τοῦ χάρακος BGU 1215.15 (iii B. C.).
      • 3 Pass., to be interpolated, Sch. Il. 23.104.
      • 4 shake, jar, Hp. Off. 25 (Pass.); ἐ. βάσιν jar oneʼs foot, Luc. Ocyp. 9.
      • 5 dash to the ground, νήπια LXX 4 Ki. 8.12.
      • 6 Pass., ἐνσεσεισμένη broken by age, Com. Adesp. 1001.
      • 7 metaph., shake thoroughly, Pass., ἐνσείσθητι Arr. Epict. 3.14.3.
    • II intr., rush upon, attack, [τινὶ ναυσὶ] πλαγίαις D.S. 13.40; εἰς τὰς ναῦς Id. 14.60; τοῖς πολεμίοις κατὰ τὸ δεξιὸν κέρας D.H. 9.16, cf. Plu. Alex. 60; πόνοι ἐ. εἰς ὀσφύν shoot, Ruf. Ren.Ves. 1.3:— Med., jostle, Arr. Epict. 4.4.24, v.l. in Epict. Ench. 4:—Pass., τοῖσκιόσιν ἐνσεισθείς J. AJ 5.8.12.

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