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1 περικρούω
A strike off all round, περικρουσθεῖσα πέτρας τε καὶ ὄστρεα having stones and shells knocked off, stripped of them, Pl.R. 611e; ὅταν περικρονσθῶσιν οἱ ἀγκῶνες when the headlands are broken away, by the river overflowing, Str.12.8.19.2 strike all round, ring a metal or earthen vessel, to see if it is cracked, εἴ πῄ τι σαθρὸν ἔχει ( ἠχεῖ Wytt.),πᾶν περικρούωμεν Pl.Phlb. 55c
: metaph., Iamb.Myst.8.5 : hence unsound, cracked,Com.Adesp.
888.3 twist round, of a wrestler, Plu.2.234d.4 [voice] Pass., to be buffeted on every side, ib.831a.5 π. πέδας fasten fetters on one, ib.499a.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > περικρούω
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