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περιτέμνω

περιτέμνω, to cut around, prune, circumcise

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περιέτεμνον imperfect active indicative 3rd plural, imperfect active indicative 1st singular of περιτέμνω

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περιτέμνω, Ep. and Ion. περι-τάμνω,
  • cut or clip round about, οἴνας περιταμνέμεν prune them, Hes. Op. 570; [τὴν κεφαλὴν] π. κύκλῳ περὶ τὰ ὦτα Hdt. 4.64; of a goldsmith, CPR 22.6 (ii A. D.):—Med., βραχίονας περιτάμνονται make incisions all over their arms, Hdt. 4.71:—Pass., to be cut up, of fish, Arist. Mir. 835a19.
      • 2 of circumcision, τῶν ἐπιγινομένων οὐ περιτάμνουσι τὰ αἰδοῖα Hdt. 2.104, cf. D.C. 79.11; π. τοὺς παῖδας D.S. 1.28, cf. LXX Jo. 5.2, al., PCair.Zen. 76.13 (iii B. C.), etc.:— Med., περιτάμνονται τὰ αἰδοῖα Hdt. 2.36, 104, cf. D.S. 3.32; περιετέμοντο τὴν σάρκα LXX Ge. 34.24: abs., practise circumcision, Hdt. 2.104:—Pass., LXX Ge. 17.10, al.
      • 3 cut off the extremities, τὰ ὦτα καὶ τὴν ῥῖνα Hdt. 2.162; τοὺς μαστούς D.C. 62.7; τὰ περιττά Luc. Anach. 20:—Pass., περιτάμνεσθαι γῆν to be curtailed of certain land, Hdt. 4.159; πᾶσαν . . περιτεμνόμενον σοφίαν E. Fr. 473 (anap.).
    • II cut off and hem in all round:—Med., βοῦς περιταμνόμενον cutting off cattle for oneself, ‘lifting’ cattle, Od. 11.402, 24.112:—Pass., to be cut off, ἅρματα π. ὑπὸ τῶν ἱππέων X. Cyr. 5.4.8.

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