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|Definition=<span class="bibl">Emp.38.4</span>, etc.: fut. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> σφίγξω <span class="title">AP</span>12.208 (Strat.): aor. ἔσφιγξα <span class="bibl">Alex.31</span>, <span class="title">AP</span>10.75 (Pall.), etc.:—Med., aor. ἐσφιγξάμην <span class="bibl">Hermesian.7.81</span>, <span class="bibl">Nonn.<span class="title">D.</span>15.247</span>, al.:—Pass., aor. ἐσφίγχθην <span class="title">AP</span>6.331 (Gaet.), (ἀπ-) Hp.<span class="title">Mochl.</span>35: pf. ἔσφιγμαι <span class="bibl">D.H.7.72</span>, Luc.<span class="title">Musc. Enc.</span>3; inf. ἐσφίγχθαι <span class="bibl">Demetr.<span class="title">Eloc.</span>244</span>, <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">VA</span>2.13</span>: plpf. συνέσφικτο <span class="bibl">Procop.Gaz. p.168B.</span>:—[[bind tight]], [[bind fast]]: </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">I</span> of the person or thing bound, ἄρασσε μᾶλλον, σφίγγε <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>58</span>; σφίγγετ', ἀμαλλοδέται, τὰ δράγματα <span class="bibl">Theoc.10.44</span>; <b class="b3">κεκρύφαλοι σ. τεὴν τρίχα</b>; <span class="title">AP</span>5.259 (Paul. Sil.); κρημνᾷ ἑαυτὴν σφίγξασα ἐκ τοῦ τραχήλου <span class="bibl">Luc. <span class="title">Asin.</span>24</span>; σ. πύλας [[shut close]], AP5.293.5 (Agath.); [[τόκους]] [[clutch]], ib. <span class="bibl">11.289</span> (Pall.); <b class="b3">σ. τὴν φράσιν</b> [[straiten]], [[abridge]], Plu.2.1011e, cf. <span class="bibl">Demetr.<span class="title">Eloc.</span>244</span>; <b class="b3">πολλῷ χρόνῳ τὸν λόγον σφίγξαντες</b> [[having severely restrained]] their utterance, Plu.2.6e:—Pass., ἐσφίγγετο πέπλος ζωστῆρι <span class="bibl">Theoc.7.17</span>; σ. ὑπὸ τοῦ βρόχου <span class="bibl">D.S.12.17</span>; σφιγχθεὶς χέρας <span class="title">APl.</span>4.198 (Maec.); σ. δράκοντι <span class="title">AP</span>6.331 (Gaet.); οὐ κατὰ τοὺς σφῆκας πάνυ ἐσφιγμένοι <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Musc.Enc.</span>3</span>:—also Med. (in act. sense), <span class="bibl">Hermesian.7.81</span>, <span class="bibl">Nonn.<span class="title">D.</span>13.11</span>, al. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> of the thing used in binding, <b class="b3">στραγγαλίδας ἐσφίγγετε</b> [[you tied]] knots [[fast]], i.e. raised all sorts of difficulties, <span class="bibl">Pherecr.21</span>; σ. τὴν ἀγκύλην τῆς ἐμβάδος <span class="bibl">Alex.31</span>; σφίγξω σοῖς περὶ ποσσὶ πέδην <span class="title">AP</span>5.178 (Mel.); <b class="b3">σφίγγουσα τὰ πρὸς τοῖς γόνασι</b> (sc. [[σπάργανα]]) <span class="bibl">Sor.1.84</span>; νεβρίδα στέρνοισι <span class="bibl">Nonn.<span class="title">D.</span>1.36</span>; πέπλα . . ἑῷ καρήνῳ <span class="bibl">Musae.252</span>; σφιγχθεὶς στέφανος <span class="title">AP</span>12.135 (Asclep.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[bind]] or [[hold together]], αἰθὴρ σ. περὶ κύκλον ἅπαντα <span class="bibl">Emp.38.4</span>; σ. πάντα <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ti.</span>58a</span>; ὁ ὠκεανὸς σ. τὴν οἰκουμένην <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mu.</span>393b9</span>, cf. Melinno ap.Stob.3.7.12, <span class="title">AP</span>5.293.20 (Agath.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[tie up in a bundle]], ἀργύριον <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">4 Ki.</span>12.10</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> [[tighten up]], <b class="b3">τὴν ἐκ τῆς μαλακῆς τρίψεως ἀραιότητα σ</b>. Gal.6.91; of astringents, ib.477; <b class="b3">σύες . . τοῖς ἄρρεσιν ἐμφερῶς ἐσφιγμέναι</b> sows [[with firm flesh]] like boars, <span class="bibl">Sor.1.30</span>; ὑπὸ τῆς ἐμφύτου θερμασίας ἀναχαλᾶται τῶν ἐσφιγμένων ἕκαστον <span class="bibl">Id.2.10</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> [[press together]], πόδας . . κατὰ γαστέρος <span class="bibl">Batr.71</span>; [[χεῖρας]] ib.<span class="bibl">88</span>.</span>