συμφράσσω

symphrasso

press

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Timaeus 2
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74e2
74a5
Phaedrus 1
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251e4

Dictionary (LSJ)

συμφράσσω, Att. συμφράττω, fut. -ξω:—A. press or pack closely together, τὰς ναῦς X. HG 1.1.7; τὰς σαρίσας Plb. 2.69.9. 2. abs., of troops, close their ranks, form in close order, Id. 4.64.7, 10.14.12, Plu. Ages. 18:—Med., D.C. 62.12. 3. Med., conspire, Agath. 4.28. II. fence all round, λιθοειδεῖ περιβόλῳ Pl. Ti. 74a, cf. e; make air-tight, [πίλους] Hdt. 4.73. 2. block up, close, τὰ παράδρομα X. Cyn. 6.9; τοὺς πόρους Thphr. Fr. 10.6:—Pass., of passages in the body, Hp. Aër. 9, Mul. 1.40; ἔλυσε τὰ συμπεφραγμένα the obstructed pores, Pl. Phdr. 251e, cf. Thphr. CP 6.11.7. III. Act. intr. in signf. II, ἡ ἀναπνοὴ συμφράττει Arist. Pr. 964a31.

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