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ἀνείργω

ἀνείργω, to keep back, restrain

ἀνείργω,
  • keep back, restrain, used by Hom. always in Ep. impf., Τρώων ἀνέεργε φάλαγγας Il. 3.77; μάχην ἀνέεργον ὀπίσσω 17.752; so ἀ. τὸν θυμόν Pl. Lg. 731d; τοὺς στρατιώτας X. HG 7.1.31; ταῖς τιμωρίαις τοὺς ἁμαρτάνοντας D.H. Is. 8; τινὰς ἀπὸ πράξεως Porph. Abst. 1.7: c. acc. et inf., ἀ. μὴ διασκίδνασθαι τὴν ἀγέλην Luc. Dearum Iud. 5 [D Deor. 20.5]:—f.l. in X. Cyr. 5.4.45 (leg. ἀνειρμένοις).
    • II force back, D.H. 3.32.

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