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ἐπισύρω

ἐπισύρω, drag along after oneself; creep along; act carelessly

ἐπισύρω [ῡ],
  • drag or trail after one, τὼ πόδε D.L. 1.81; χλαμύδα λαμπράν Posidon. 36 J.:—Med., ποδήρεις χιτῶνας Luc. VH 2.46; φελλούς ib. 45; φόρτον Porph. VP 25; γυναῖκας J. BJ 4.1.10: —Pass., crawl or creep along, ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς X. Cyn. 5.13, cf. Ael. NA 2.23; to be drawn over, rub against, μήνιγγι Heliod. ap. Orib. 46.19.2; to be trailed on the ground, Ph. 2.148; to be protracted, Just. Nov. 42.1.2.
      • 2 draw gently, τὸ πνεῦμα Alciphr. 3.12.
      • 3 Med., draw over oneself, δέρμα αἰγός Longus 3.24.
        • b draw up by friction, Steph. in Gal. 1.326D.
      • 4 Pass., to be impeded in movements, Aret. SD 1.7.
    • II c. acc., do in a slovenly, careless way, slur over, evade intentionally, τὰ πράγματα Lys. 26.3; τὰς πράξεις Plb. 29.12.6; γραφήν D.H. 1.7 (v.l. ὑπο- ; βίον Jul. Gal. 43b (Pass.): abs., ἐπισύροντες ἐροῦσι D. 20.131; ἐπισύρων γέγραφα Jul. Ep. 4; ἐ. ἐν ταῖς πράξεσι to be negligent, M.Ant. 8.51; καταφρονεῖν ὧν οὐκ οἶδεν καὶ ἐπισύρειν Porph. Abst. 2.53: in this sense freq. in pf. part. Pass., slurred over, neglected, Plb. 16.20.3; τὸ -μένον [τῶν λέξεων] Phld. Rh. 1.49 S.; γράμματα ἐπισεσυρμένα slovenly, hastily written, Luc. DMeretr. 10.3; φθέγγεσθαι ἐ. τι καὶ συνεχὲς καὶ ἐπίτροχον Id. Nav. 2; χρέμπτεσθαι ἐ. Ps.-Luc. Philopatr. 20; ἐ. καὶ ῥυπαρός slovenly and dirty, of a man, D.L. 1.81; ἐ. ἤθη lax morals, Procl. in Prm. p.553 S. Adv. ἐπισεσυρμένως carelessly, Epict. Ench. 31, Sch. Ar. Ra. 1545.

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