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ἐμπρίω

ἐμπρίω, to saw into, to gnash

ἐμ-πρίω [ῑ], Ep. ἐνιπ-,
  • saw into, ὀστέον, vulg. for ἐκ-, Hp. VC 21; τὸ οὖς ἐνέπρῑσε τοῖς ὀδοῦσι bit deep into it, D.S. 10.17.
    • II gnash together, ὀδόντας ἐμπεπρικώς having the teeth fixed in a bite, Id. 17.92, v.l. in Luc. Somn. 14; ἐ. γένυν χαλινοῖς Opp. H. 5.186, cf. C. 2.261.
    • III intr., bite, be pungent, σίνηπυν, ὀνόγυρον, etc., Nic. Al. 533 (dub. l.), Th. 71, al.
      • 2 ἐμπρίων σφυγμός saw-like, hard pulse, Gal. 8.474, Alex.Trall. 6.1.

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