ἀμφιχέω
amphicheo
pour around, pour
Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀμφιχέω, A. pour around, pour or spread over, ἀμφὶ δʼ ἄρʼ ἑρμῖσιν χέε δέσματα Od. 8.278. II. mostly Pass., to be poured or shed around, πάρος κόνιν ἀμφιχυθῆναι Il. 23.764: c. acc., θείη δέ μιν ἀμφέχυτʼ ὀμφή ib.2.41; τὴν ἄχος ἀμφεχύθη Od. 4.716; ἀμφιχυθὲν γῆρας 5; ἀμφὶ δὲ σποδὸν κάρᾳ κεχύμεθα we have ashes poured over our head, Supp. 826. 2. of persons, embrace, ἀμφιχυθεὶς πατέρα Od. 16.214, cf. 22.498.
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