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|Definition=<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">hold out and shake</b>, <b class="b3">π. χεῖρα</b> <b class="b2">shake</b> it <b class="b2">threateningly</b>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">HF</span> 1218</span>; <b class="b3">προσείειν ἀνασείειν τε [τὸν πλόκαμον</b>] <b class="b2">wave</b> it up and down, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ba.</span>930</span>; π. γυμνὰ τὰ ξίφη <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">VH</span>12.23</span>; <b class="b3">θαλλὸν π</b>. <b class="b2">wave</b> a bough <b class="b2">before</b> cattle, so as to lead them on, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phdr.</span>230d</span>; π. θήρατρα τοῖς ὄρνισι <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>1.29</span>; and metaph., <b class="b3">π. Σειρῆνας, αὐλητρίδας</b>, <b class="b2">hold</b> them <b class="b2">out as a bait</b>, ib.<span class="bibl">17.22</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ep.</span>16</span>; <b class="b3">π. φόβον</b> <b class="b2">hold</b> a thing <b class="b2">out</b> as a bugbear, <span class="bibl">Th.6.86</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">Fr.</span>22</span>.</span>