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ἐγκάθημαι

ἐγκάθημαι, to sit in

ἐγκάθ-ημαι,
  • sit in or on, X. Eq. 1.11; lie in ambush, ἐν τοῖς τρίβωσιν Ar. Ach. 343, cf. Th. 600; ἐ. καὶ ἐνεδρεύειν Aeschin. 3. 206; of garrisons, lie in a place, Plb. 18.11.6, J. BJ 5.1.2; lie couched in, as the men in the Trojan horse, Pl. Tht. 184d: metaph., ἐ. μεταξύ . . Id. Prm. 156d; ἐγκαθημένον ταῖς ψυχαῖς τοῦ φόβου Plb. 2.23.7; ἐμπόδιον ἐγκαθήμενον Plot. 6.9.7; take oneʼs stand upon, τῷ ῥητῷ Mich. in EN 68.31.

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