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φύρω

φύρω, to mix

φύρω [ῡ], Hes. Op. 61, Pl. Phd. 97b: impf. ἔφῡρον Il. 24.162, A. Pr. 450: fut. φύρσω Pi. Pae. 2.73, Hsch.: aor. subj. φύρσω Od. 18.21, inf. φύρσαι A.R. 2.59; later ἔφῡρα AP 7.476 (Mel.), Luc. Prom. 13:— Med., aor. part. φυρσάμενος Nic. Th. 507:—Pass., fut. πεφύρσομαι Pi. N. 1.68 codd.; later φῠρήσομαι (συμ-) Sch. ad loc.: aor. ἐφύρθην A. Ag. 732 (lyr.); later aor. 2 ἐφύρην [ῠ] (συναν-) Luc. Ep.Sat. 28: pf. πέφυρμαι (v. infr.):—
  • mix something dry with something wet, mostly with a sense of mixing so as to spoil or defile, γαῖαν ὕδει φ. Hes. Op. 61; esp. of tears or blood, δάκρυσιν εἵματʼ ἔφυρον they wetted, sullied their garments with tears, Il. 24.162: c. gen. pro dat., μή σε . . στῆθος καὶ χείλεα φύρσω αἵματος Od. 18.21:—Pass., δάκρυσι πεφυρμένη 17.103, etc.; ὄμμα δακρύοις πεφυρμένοι E. Or. 1411 (lyr.); πεφυρμένος αἵματι Od. 9.397; γῆ αἵματι πεφ. X. Ages. 2.14; αἵματι δʼ οἶκος ἐφύρθη A. l.c. (lyr.); μητρὸς . . ἐν αἵμασι πεφυρμένοι E. El. 1173; πάντα βορβόρῳ πεφυρμένα Semon. 7.3; ἱστίον . . πεφυρμένον πρινὸς ἄνθεϊ stained, dyed, Simon. 54: dub. in signf. of φυράω, ἐλαίῳ ἄλφιτα πεφυρμένα, v.l. for πεφυραμένα in Th. 3.49; τέφρᾳ πεφυρμένῃ ὄξει, v.l. for πεφυραμένῃ in Gp. 5.39.2.
      • 2 of dry things, κόνει φύρουσα . . κάρα E. Hec. 496; γαίᾳ πεφύρσεσθαι κόμαν to be doomed to have oneʼs hair defiled with earth, Pi. l.c.; ἄνθος ἔφυρε κόνις AP 7.476 (Mel.).
    • II metaph., jumble together, confound, confuse, ἔφυρον εἰκῇ πάντα they mingled all things up together, did all at random, A. Pr. 450, cf. Ar. Ra. 945, Pl. Phd. 97b; (Med., οὐκ ἂν φύροιο would not jumble your arguments, ib. 101e); φύρουσι δʼ αὐτὰ θεοὶ πάλιν τε καὶ πρόσω ταραγμὸν ἐντιθέντες E. Hec. 958; ἐν ταῖς ὁμιλίαις φύρειν to speak confusedly among themselves, M.Ant. 8.51:—Pass., to be mixed up, ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ Pl. Grg. 465c, cf. d; βίοτον ἐκ πεφυρμένου καὶ θηριώδους διεσταθμήσατο from a confused and savage state, E. Supp. 201.
      • 2 Med., mix with others, mingle in society, Pl. Lg. 950a; φύρεσθαι πρὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον associate, have dealings with him, Id. Hp. Ma. 291a; φυρομένοισιν ἀεὶ περὶ γαστέρος ὁρμήν wallowing in the lusts of the belly, Opp. H. 3.440, and cf. μείγνυμι B.
      • 3 confound, Pi. Pae. 2.73 (expld. by Sch. as = ἀποκτενεῖ).
      • 4 Pass., metaph., to be mutually befouled by abuse, Plu. Util. 2.89d. (Prob. cogn. with πορφύρω.)

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