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κεντέω τὸν πῶλον περὶ τὴν νύσσαν → of impetuous haste, goad the foal around the turning post

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Full diacritics: ὀλοίτροχος Medium diacritics: ὀλοίτροχος Low diacritics: ολοίτροχος Capitals: ΟΛΟΙΤΡΟΧΟΣ
Transliteration A: oloítrochos Transliteration B: oloitrochos Transliteration C: oloitrochos Beta Code: o)loi/troxos

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Ep. ὀλοοίτροχος, ὁ,

   A large stone, boulder, Ἕκτωρ ἀντικρὺ μεμαώς, ὀλοοίτροχος ὣς ἀπὸ πέτρης, ὅν τε κατὰ στεφάνης ποταμὸς χειμάρροος ὤσῃ ῥήξας . . ἔχματα πετρης Il.13.137 ; = τὸ κυλινδρικὸν σχῆμα, Democr.162 ; of the rounded muscles of an athlete's arm, ἕστασαν ἠΰτε πέτροι ὀλοίτροχοι, οὕστε κυλίνδων χειμάρρους ποταμὸς μεγάλαις περιέξεσε δίναις Theoc.22.49 ; rolled down by besieged people upon their assailants, Hdt.8.52, Orac. ap. eund.5.92.β', X.An.4.2.3, Zos. 1.52. (The ancients derived it from ὀλοός 'destructive' or from ὅλος, and disagreed as to the breathing and accent, Sch.Il.l.c.)