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[[the vast expanse of heaven was choked withal]]: [[verse|V.]] ἐν δ' | [[the vast expanse of heaven was choked withal]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἐν δ' ἐμεστώθη μέγας αἰθήρ]] ([[Sophocles]], ''[[Antigone]]'' 420). | ||
[[choke up a stream]], etc.: [[prose|P.]] [[καταχωννύναι]]; see [[silt up]]. | [[choke up a stream]], etc.: [[prose|P.]] [[καταχωννύναι]]; see [[silt up]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:13, 14 October 2021
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. ἄγχειν, ἀπάγχειν, Ar. and P. ἀποπνίγειν, πνίγειν.
the vast expanse of heaven was choked withal: V. ἐν δ' ἐμεστώθη μέγας αἰθήρ (Sophocles, Antigone 420).
choke up a stream, etc.: P. καταχωννύναι; see silt up.
