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χηρόω

χηρόω, to make desolate

χηρ-όω,
  • make desolate, χήρωσε δʼ ἀγυιάς Il. 5.642: esp. make a woman a widow, χήρωσας δὲ γυναῖκα 17.36; Πριάμου γαῖʼ ἐχήρωσʼ Ἑλλάδα E. Cyc. 304:— Med., ἐχηρώσαντο πόληα Q.S. 9.351.
      • 2 c. gen., bereave, με . . ἠελιου χήρωσεν AP 7.172 (Antip.Sid.); πνοιῆς ib. 287 (Antip.):— Pass., τῶν . . αὑτοῦ χηρώσει (2 sg.) πολλῶν (v.l. κτεάνων) Thgn. 956; πολλῶν ἂν ἀνδρῶν ἥδʼ ἐχηρώθη πόλις would have been bereft of . ., Sol. 37; Ἄργος ἀνδρῶν ἐχηρώθη Hdt. 6.83.
      • 3 c. acc., forsake, deprive of oneʼs presence, ἀελίου χήρωσεν αὐγάς Arist. Fr. 675.13 (nisi leg. αὐγᾶς).
      • 4 c. acc., take away, πᾶσαν ἐρωήν Opp. C. 4.421.
    • II intr., to be bereft of . .: abs., live in widowhood, f.l. for χηρεύω in Plu. Amat. 2.749d.

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