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νευροσπαστέω

νευροσπαστέω, put in motion by strings

νευροσπαστ-έω,
  • put in motion by strings, of puppets, D.S. 34.34, M.Ant. 7.3 (Pass.): esp. metaph., draw as by a string, Phld. Hom. p.62 O.; ἡ φαντασία σύρει ἡμᾶς καὶ ν. πρὸς αὑτήν Porph. ap. Stob. 2.8.40, cf. Ph. 1.28; καθʼ ὁρμὴν -σπαστεῖσθαι M.Ant. 6.16.
    • II Pass., to be caught by drawing a string, of birds, Ath. 9.391a.

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