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προπηλακίζω

προπηλακίζω, to bespatter with mud

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προπηλακίσαι aorist active infinitive, aorist active optative 3rd singular of προπηλακίζω

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προπηλᾰκ-ίζω, Att. fut. -ιῶ Th. 6.54: (apparently from πήλαξ = πηλός, though neither πήλαξ nor the simple πηλακίζω certainly existed): —
  • bespatter with mud, or trample in the mire: only metaph., treat with contumely, τοὐμὸν στόμα S. OT 427, cf. Ar. Th. 386 (Pass.); freq. in Att. Prose, Th. l.c., And. 4.16, Pl. R. 562d, etc.:—Pass., Lys. 15.6, etc.; ἰδὼν προπεπηλακισμένην [τὴν φιλοσοφίαν] ἀναξίως Pl. R. 536c; προπηλακισθέντες λόγοις ἢ καὶ ἀτίμοις ἔργοις Id. Lg. 866e; ὑβρίζετο καὶ προὐπηλακίζεθʼ ὑπὸ τοῦ δήμου D. 9.60.
    • II c. acc. rei, throw in oneʼs teeth, reproach one with, εἴ τις πενίαν π. Id. 18.256.

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