Aristotle Greek Lexicon ἐκθλίβω

ἐκθλίβω

ekthlibo

squeeze out

Appears 19 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐκθλίβω [ῑ], A. squeeze out, Arist. HA 578b4, 626a20, Epicur. Ep. 2p.50U., Nic. Al. 626:—Pass., Arist. HA 522a20 ; to be forced from oneʼs position, Plu. Sull. 19. 2. Pass., to be crowded, cramped, of troops, X. An. 3.4.19. 3. squeeze, press, σταφυλήν LXX Ge. 40.11 :—Pass., aor. 2 part. ἐκθλῐβείς Dsc. 1.112. b. squeeze out, Arist. Mete. 342a9 (Pass.). 4. Gramm., elide a letter at the beginning or end of a word, οὐ γὰρ οἷόν τε εὑρέσθαι τὸ ῡ -όμενον A.D. Conj. 228.17, cf. D.H. Dem. 43.

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