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περιέπω

περιέπω, to treat with great care

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περιεῖπον imperfect active indicative 3rd plural, imperfect active indicative 1st singular of περιέπω

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περιέπω, impf. περιεῖπον Hdt. 7.181, X. Mem. 2.9.5: fut. περιέψω Id. Cyr. 4.4.12, Luc. Tim. 12: aor. περιέσπον Hdt. 1.73, al.; inf. περισπεῖν ib. 115: fut. Med. περιέψομαι Id. 2.115: aor. Pass. περιεφθῆναι Id. 5.1 (not in correct Att. Prose):—
  • treat, handle, whether well or ill, usu. with an Adv. or some modal word to determine the sense:
      • 1 in good sense, π. εὖ τινα treat him well, Hdt. 1.73, etc.; κροκόδειλον . . π. ὡς κάλλιστα Id. 2.69; π. τινὰ ταῖς μεγίσταις τιμαῖς X. Smp. 8.38; π. τινὰ ὡς εὐεργέτην καὶ φίλον, οὐχ ὡς δοῦλον Id. Cyr. 4.4.12: without any modal word, treat with respect or honour, Id. Mem. 2.9.5, D.H. 8.45, Plu. Num. 3, Anon. Incred. 17; τὰ ἀγάλματα τῶν θεῶν Porph. Marc. 17; ἐπῄνεις καὶ περιεῖπες αὐτόν Arr. Epict. 3.23.14.
      • 2 in bad sense, τρηχέως κάρτα π. handle very roughly, Hdt. 1.114; ἀεικείῃ περισπεῖν τινα ib. 115; τρηχέως κάρτα π. ἀεικείη ib. 73; π. [κροκοδείλους] ἅτε πολεμίους Id. 2.69; π. ὡς ἀνδράποδα Id. 7.181; εἰ δὲ μή, ἅτε πολεμίους περιέψεσθαι (either Act., we will treat you as enemies, or Pass., you shall be treated as . .) Id. 2.115, cf. 7.149:—Pass., περιεφθῆναι ὑπό τινων τρηχέως Id. 5.1, 81, al.; ὑπὸ τοῦ νοσήματος κακῶς περιέπεσθαι Hp. Prorrh. 2.23; οὐ πάνυ τι καλῶς π. X. HG 3.1.16.
      • 3 abs., in part., with vigilance, Plb. 4.10.5.—The synon. ἀμφιέπω is poet.

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