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round
adj.
Ar. and P. κυκλοτερής, P. περιφερής, σφαιροειδής, P. and V. εὔκυκλος (Plat.), V. εὔτορνος, ἀμφί̆τορνος, κυκλωτός, κύρτος, Ar. and V. γογγύλος (Aesch. Frag.), Ar. and P. στρογγύ̆λος.
round
adv.
All round:
P. and V. πέριξ (rare P.), κύκλῳ, ἐν κύκλῳ.
Standing round:
P. and V. περιστᾰδόν.
In compounds: P. and V. περι; e.g., stand round: P. and V. περιίστασθαι.
Distributively:
δια; e.g., hand round: P. and V. διᾰδῐδόναι.
Bring round, persuade,
Met.: P. and V. πείθειν.
Carry round:
P. and V. περῐφέρειν.
Come round, return in a circle:
Ar. and P. περιέρχεσθαι.
Met., be persuaded: P. and V. πείθεσθαι.
Change round:
P. περιίστασθαι.
Get round, cajole:
P. and V.. ὑ̆πέρχεσθαι.
round
prep.
P. and V. περί̆ (acc. or dat.), V. ἀμφί̆ (rare P.) (acc. or. dat.), πέριξ (acc.).
A place which had a wall all round it:
P. χωρίον ᾧ κύκλῳ τειχίον περιῆν (Thuc. 7.81).
A road runs all round it:
P. κυκλόθεν ὅδος περιέχει (Lys. 7.28).
round
subs.
Circle:
P. and V. κύκλος, ὁ.
Succession:
P. and V. διᾰδοχή, ἡ.
Round of a ladder:
see rung.
The ordinary round of affairs:
P. τὰ ἐγκύκλια (Isoc.).
Go one’s rounds, patrol:
Ar. and P. ἐφοδεύειν (Xen.), Ar. κωδωνοφορεῖν.
round
v. trans.
Ar. and P. τορνεύειν.
Round
(a point) in navigation: P. περιβάλλειν (acc.), ὑπερβάλλειν (acc.).
Round off:
Met., Ar. and P. τορνεύειν, P. ἀποτορνεύειν.

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