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ἐξορύσσω

ἐξορύσσω, to dig out

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ἐξορύξαι aorist active infinitive, aorist active optative 3rd singular of ἐξορύσσω

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ἐξορύσσω, Att. ἐξορύττω,
  • dig out the earth from a trench, τὸν ἀεὶ ἐξορυσσόμενον χοῦν Hdt. 7.23; τόποι ἐξορυσσόμενοι Arist. Mir. 833b4:— Med., ἐξορύξασθαι χάρακας make oneself a vallum, D.H. 9.55.
    • II dig out of the ground, dig up, τοὺς νεκρούς Hdt. 1.64, cf. BGU 1024iv4 (iv/v A.D.); ἄγλιθας Ar. Ach. 763; [μορίαν] Lys. 7.26:—Pass., τοῦ χοὸς τοῦ -ομένου PHal. 1.109 (iii B.C.); φυτά X. Oec. 19.4.
      • 2 gouge out, ἐ. αὐτῶν τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς Hdt. 8.116, cf. LXX Jd. 16.21, Plu. Art. 14.
      • 3 metaph., τὸν ἐξορύσσοντα λόγον τὰ κεκρυμμένα τῶν πραγμάτων Ph. 1.72.

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