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δράσσομαι

δράσσομαι, to grasp

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δραξαμένη aorist middle participle feminine nominative singular, aorist middle participle feminine vocative singular of δράσσομαι

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δράσσομαι, Att. δράττομαι, Hdt. 3.13; impf. ἐδραττόμην Ar. Ra. 545: fut. δράξομαι APl. 16.275.10 (Posidipp.), LXX Nu. 5.26: aor. ἐδραξάμην Pl. Ly. 209e, etc.: pf. δέδραγμαι, 2 pers. δέδραξαι E. Tr. 750, part. δεδραγμένος Il. 13.393:—the Act., δράσσω only in Poll. 3.155, EM 285.43, prob. in PLond. 3.1170v113 (iii A. D.), cf. δράξαι· κρατῆσαι, Hsch.: (cf. δράξ, δράγμα, δραχμή):—
  • grasp with the hand, c. gen. rei, κόνιος δεδραγμένος αἱματοέσσης clutching handfuls of gory dust, Il. l.c.: metaph., ἐλπίδος δεδραγμένος S. Ant. 235 (vv. ll. πεπρ-, πεφρ-), cf. Plb. 36.15.7; δραξάμενοι τῶν ἁλῶν taking a handful of salt, Pl. l.c., etc.
      • 2 lay hold of, τί μου δέδραξαι χερσί; E. Tr. 750; δραξάμενος φάρυγος having seized [them] by the throat, Theoc. 24.28, cf. 25.145, POxy. 1298.10 (iv A. D.): metaph., δράξασθαι καιροῦ D.S. 12.67; μείζονος οἴκου (i.e. by marriage), Call. Epigr. 1.14 Pf.; μεγάλης ἀπήνης AP 11.238 (Demod.); τᾶς κραδίας Theoc. 30.9; [ὧν χρ]ὴ δράξασθαι τὸ στόμα sounds the mouth has to grip, i.e. make, dub. in Phld. Po. 2.41.
    • II c. acc., take by handfuls, ταύτας [τὰς μνέας] δ. Hdt. 3.13; also, catch, τοὺς σοφοὺς ἐν τῇ πανουργίᾳ αὐτῶν 1 Ep.Cor. 3.20.

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