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ὀκλάζω

ὀκλάζω, to crouch down on one’s hams, to squat

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ὀκλαζούσης present active participle feminine genitive singular of ὀκλάζω

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ὀκλ-άζω, fut. -άσω Ph. (v. infr. 2): aor. ὤκλασα S. OC 196 (lyr.), Plu. Fort.Rom. 2.320d:—Med., Ep. aor. opt. ὀκλάσσαιντο Euph. 17:—
  • crouch down with bent hams, squat (in Hom. only μετοκλάζω), of a Persian dance, ὤκλαζε καὶ ἐξανίστατο X. An. 6.1.10 (cf. ὄκλασμα); διπλοῦς ὀκλάζων S. Ichn. 90; ἐς γόνυ ὀκλάσας δέχεται τῇ σαρίσσῃ τὴν ἐπέλασιν, of a soldier waiting an attack, Luc. DMort. 22[27].4, cf. Philops. 18; sink down, of a weary traveller, S. l.c.; of oxen, Mosch. 2.99; of horses that crouch down to let their rider mount, Plu. Coniug. 2.139b (but of horses that stumble and throw their rider, Procop. Vand. 2.21, al.); of the wolf crouching down to let the Twins suck, Plu. Fort.Rom. 2.320d; θρόνος . . ὀκλάζων folding-seat, D.Chr. 1.78: c. acc., ὀ. τὰ ὀπίσθια, τοὺς προσθίους, bend their hind- or fore-legs, X. Eq. 11.3, Ael. NA 7.4:—Med., Euph. l.c.
      • 2 metaph., sink, slacken, abate, ἀπειρίᾳ σοφιστικῶν παλαισμάτων ὀκλάσομεν Ph. 1.199; τόνος ὀκλάζων Gal. 11.172; ποδῶν δέ οἱ ὤκλασεν ὁρμή Musae. 325; of the wind, τῆς φορᾶς Hld. 5.23, cf. Adam. Vent. 37; ὤκλαζε αὐτοῖς ὁ θυμός ib. 7; κραδίης ὤκλασεν ὄγκος AP 5.250 (Iren.).
    • II trans., abate, ὀκλάσας τὸν πόθον Hld. 1.26.

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