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ἀνακρούω

ἀνακρούω, to push back, stop short, check

ἀνακρού-ω, poet. ἀγκρ-,
  • push back a gate-pin, βάλανον Aen.Tact. 18.6; stop short, check, ἵππον χαλινῷ X. Eq. 11.3; back horses, τὸ ζεῦγος Plu. Alc. 2:—Pass., Them. in Ph. 130.25.
      • 2 ἀπὸ χερσοῦ νῆα . . ἀνακρούεσκον thrust her off from shore, A.R. 4.1650; throw up, δίσκον Philostr. Her. 2.5.
    • II in Med., ἀνακρούεσθαι πρύμνην put oneʼs ship astern, by backing water, Ar. V. 399, cf. D.S. 11.18; or ἀνακρούεσθαι alone, Th. 7.38, 40; [ἐπὶ] πρύμνην ἀ. Hdt. 8.84; but νῆας ἀ., simply row back, Tryph. 523: metaph., τὸν λόγον πάλιν ἀ. put back and make a fresh start, Pl. Phlb. 13d; παῦε . . μικρὸν ἀνακρουόμενος Luc. Nigr. 8; ὥσπερ ἁρμονίαν ἐκλελυμένην ἀ. αὖθις ἐπὶ σώφρονα νόμον καὶ βίον Plu. Cleom. 16.
      • 2 in Music, strike up, Theoc. 4.31: hence, begin a speech, Plb. 4.22.11.
    • III ἀνακρούειν χεροῖν, = ἀνακροτεῖν, Autocr. 1.

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