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θηριόω

θηριόω, to make into a wild beast

θηριόω,
  • make into a wild beast, τοὺς πρὸς αὐτὴν ἀφικνουμένους ἡ Κίρκη θηριοῖ Phld. Piet. 144:—Pass., IG 14.1291.
    • II Pass., come to the full size of a beast, πρὶν θηριοῦσθαι τὸν γόνον Eub. 107.14.
      • 2 become brutal, θηριούμενος Pl. Lg. 935a; πρός τινας Phld. Lib. p.25 O.; πρὸς ἀγριότητα Ph. 2.53.
      • 3 of seeds, to be infested with worms, Thphr. CP 5.18.1.
        • b of places, to be infested with reptiles, Paul.Aeg. 5.1.
      • 4 Medic., become malignant, ἕλκη ἐᾶσαι θηριωθῆναι Thphr. Char. 19.3; τεθηριωμένον ἕλκος Dsc. 3.9.

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