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ὀκέλλω

ὀκέλλω, to run

ὀκέλλω,
  • = κέλλω, Ar. Ach. 1159: impf. ὤκελλον Hdt. 8.84: aor. ὤκειλα Th. 4.11:
      • 1 trans. of seamen, run [a ship] aground or on shore, τὰς νέας Hdt. l.c., Th. l.c.; of a wave, E. IT 1379.
      • 2 πλόον ὀ. steer oneʼs course, Nic. Th. 295: metaph., στίβον ὀ. ib. 321.
    • II intr. of the ship, run aground, Th. 2.91, X. An. 7.5.12: metaph., Ar. l.c.; ἄλγημα . . ἐς γλουτὸν ἢ ὀσφὺν ὀκέλλει Aret. SD 2.12, cf. CA 2.7.—Prose writers use ὀκέλλω, never κέλλω (q. v.).

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