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θυροκοπέω

θυροκοπέω, to knock at the door, break it open

θῠροκοπ-έω,
  • knock at the door, break it open, esp. as a drunken feat, ἀπὸ γὰρ οἴνου γίγνεται καὶ θυροκοπῆσαι κτλ. Ar. V. 1254; θυροκοπῶν ὦφλεν δίκην Antiph. 239, cf. Chor. in Hermes 17.232.
      • 2 metaph., knock as at a door, θ. τῇ χειρὶ τὴν πλευράν [τινος] Plu. Garr. 2.503a; ὁ λιμὸς τὴν γαστέρα θ. Alciphr. 3.70.

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