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λακτίζω

λακτίζω, to kick with the heel

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ἐλάκτισεν aorist active indicative 3rd singular of λακτίζω

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λακτίζω, pf. λελάκτῐκα Ar. Nu. 136:—
  • kick with the heel or foot, λ. ποσὶ γαῖαν, of a defeated boxer, Od. 18.99, cf. 22.88; φλὸξ αἰθέρα λακτίζοισα καπνῷ flames lashing heaven with smoke, Pi. I. 4(3).66; κραδία δὲ φόβῳ φρένα λακτίζει my heart ‘knocks at my ribs’ for fear, A. Pr. 881 (anap.); [ἔρως] λ. κραδίην AP 12.16 (Strat.); τὸν πεσόντα λακτίσαι trample on the fallen, A. Ag. 885; λ. βωμὸν εἰς ἀφάνειαν trample on the altar so as utterly to destroy it, ib. 383 (lyr.); τὴν θύραν λ. kick at the door, Ar. l.c.; λ. ἀλλήλους Pl. R. 586b; of horses, λ. τὸ λυποῦν Arist. PA 690a21; ἑαυτόν Pl. Grg. 516a; ὑπὸ ἵππου λακτισθείς X. An. 3.2.18: metaph., λ. πολλὴν χάριν E. Rh. 411; βοῦς ὁ λακτίσας ὑμᾶς, of a clumsy-footed person, Herod. 7.118:—Med. in act. sense, Mim. Oxy. 413.65.
      • 2 abs., kick, struggle, Batr. 90; of horses, X. Eq. Mag. 1.4: freq. in prov. λ. ποτὶ κέντρον, πρὸς κέντρα, kick against the pricks, Pi. P. 2.95, A. Ag. 1624, E. Ba. 795, Act.Ap. 26.14, etc.; so πρὸς κῦμα λ. E. IT 1396.

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