προερύω
proeryo
draw on
Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
προερύω, Ep. aor. -έρυσσα (v. infr.), A. draw on or forward, in always of ships, 1. νῆα θοὴν ἅλαδε προέρυσσεν drew the swift ship forward, by hauling her from the beach to the sea, Il. 1.308; ἐπὴν ἅλαδε προερύσσω (sc. νῆας) 9.358. 2. move the ship forward, by rowing her towards the shore, αὐτὰς δʼ ἐσσυμένως προερύσσαμεν ἤπειρόνδε Od. 9.73; τὴν δʼ εἰς ὅρμον προέρυσσαν ἐρετμοῖς Il. 1.435, Od. 15.497 (but προερεσσ- was rightly written by and others).
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