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|Definition=<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[fortify]], τοὺς λιμένας <span class="title">IG</span>22.834.14 (iii B. C.); πόλιν <span class="bibl">Plb.14</span>. <span class="bibl">9.9</span>, <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">AJ</span>12.7.7</span>; τὰ στόματα τῶν ποταμῶν <span class="title">OGI</span>90.25 (Rosetta, ii B. C.); τείχη <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Je.</span>28(51).53</span>: metaph., <b class="b3">τὸν τῆς εὐσεβείας λιμένα</b> ib.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">4 Ma.</span>13.7</span>:—Med., in act. sense, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>5.4.39</span>, <span class="bibl">Plb.1.18.3</span>:— Pass., τὰ πρόπυλα κλείθροις ὀχυροῦται <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ax.</span>371b</span>, cf. <span class="title">OGI</span>90.22 (Rosetta, ii B. C.); πρόθυρα τείχεσι . . ὠχύρωτο <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mu.</span>398a18</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[ὠχυρωμένη]] [[besieged]], <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Jo.</span>6.1</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> metaph., [[confirm]], τὸ λεγόμενον Phld.<span class="title">Rh.</span>2.98 S. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> [[constrain]], <b class="b3">τοὺς πονηρούς</b> ib.148 S.</span>