Plato Greek Lexicon περιρρέω

περιρρέω

perirreo

flow round

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

περιρρέω, fut. -ρεύσομαι Arist. Cael. 287b10 : aor. 1 inf. -ρρεῦσαι Lycurg. 96 (s.v.l.): aor. 2 -ερρύην (v. infr.) : pf. -ερρύηκα Pl. Criti. 111b : I. c. acc., flow round, τὸν δʼ αἷμα περίρρεε Od. 9.388 ; νῆδον π. ὁ Νεῖλος Hdt. 2.29, cf. 127 ; νήσους, ἃς περιρρεῖν τὸν ἀέρα Pl. Phd. 111a ; κύκλῳ . . τὸν τόπον περιρρεῦσαι τὸ πῦρ Lycurg.l.c. codd.; of persons, ἅπαντες π. ἡμᾶς κύκλῳ Pl. Chrm. 155d :—Pass., to be surrounded by water, X. An. 1.5.4, Arist. Mu. 393a11, al. II. abs., flow round, Στρυμόνος ἐπʼ ἀμφότερα περιρρέοντος Th. 4.102, cf. X. HG 4.1.16 (v.l.), Arist. Cael. l.c. 2. fall away, περιερρυηκυίας τῆς γῆς Pl. Criti.l. c. ; waste away, πῆχυς ὅλος περιερρύη Hp. Epid. 3.4, cf. LXX 4 Ma. 9.20 ; fall off, of flowers, Thphr. HP 4.8.9. 3. slip from off a thing, ἡ ἀσπὶς περιερρύη ἐς τὴν θάλασσαν slipped off his arm into the sea, Th. 4.12 ; [αἱ πέδαι] αὐτῷ αὐτόμαται π. X. An. 4.3.8 ; [αἱ πέδαι] π. Plu. 2.304b ; οἱ στέφανοι π. Luc. VH 2.11 : c. gen., ἵππου π. slip off it, Plu. Art. 15, cf. Id. 2.970d ; τροχοὶ π. τῶν ἁρμάτων Parth. 6.4. 4. overflow on all sides, σοὶ περιρρείτω βίος let thy means of living abound, S. El. 362 ; of excessive wealth, Diog.Oen. 60 ; οὐδενὸς περιρρέοντος being in excess, Plu. Per. 16 :—Pass., to be all running or dripping, ἱδρῶτι with sweat, Id. Aem. 25 ; δάκρυσι Suid. s.v. ἄναυδος : freq. metaph., abound, περιρρεομένη ἀφθονία ἀγαθῶν Ph. 2.455 ; of persons, c. dat., περιρρεόμενος ταῖς ἐκτὸς οὐσίαις Id. 1.592, cf. 2.445 ; περιρρέονται μαθηταῖς have a crowd of pupils about them, Lib. Or. 64.90.
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