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{{LSJ1
|Full diacritics=ἐντέμνω
|Medium diacritics=ἐντέμνω
|Low diacritics=εντέμνω
|Capitals=ΕΝΤΕΜΝΩ
|Transliteration A=entémnō
|Transliteration B=entemnō
|Transliteration C=entemno
|Beta Code=e)nte/mnw
|Definition=Ion. ἐντάμνω, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">cut in, engrave upon</b>, ἐν τοῖσι λίθοισι γράμματα <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.22</span>; of a map, χάλκεον πίνακα, ἐν τῷ γῆς . . περίοδος ἐνετέτμητο <span class="bibl">Id.5.49</span>: <b class="b2">cut</b> or <b class="b2">scoop</b> a hollow in a thing, in Pass., <b class="b3">ἐντετμέαται</b> Hp <span class="title">Art.</span>72; ἐντετμημένου τοῦ σπληνίου <span class="bibl">Orib.46.25.4</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">cut up a victim, sacrifice</b>, <b class="b3">ἥρωϊ</b> to a hero, <span class="bibl">Th.5.11</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Scyth.</span>1</span>; ἐ. σφάγιά τινι <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Sol.</span>9</span>:—Med., <b class="b3">εἰ . . ἵππον τόμιον ἐντεμοίμεθα</b> <b class="b2">should get</b> it <b class="b2">cut up</b>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span>192</span>:—Pass., ἐντέμνεται σφάγια <span class="bibl">Dion.Byz.14</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">cut in, shred in</b>, of herbs in a remedy, metaph., <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>16</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">cut</b>, ναῦς ἐ. κύματα <span class="bibl">Ph.1.352</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Luc. <span class="title">Tim.</span>22</span> (Pass.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Tox.</span>37</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Tox.</span>37</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Hist.Conscr.</span>25</span>.</span>
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