| |Definition=Att. [[δράττομαι]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.13</span>; impf. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> ἐδραττόμην <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span> 545</span>: fut. δράξομαι <span class="title">APl.</span>4.275.10 (Posidipp.), <span class="bibl">[[LXX]] <span class="title">Nu.</span>5.26</span>: aor. ἐδραξάμην <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ly.</span>209e</span>, etc.: pf. [[δέδραγμαι]], <span class="bibl">2</span> pers. δέδραξαι <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Tr.</span>750</span>, part. δεδραγμένος <span class="bibl">Il.13.393</span>:—the Act., [[δράσσω]] only in <span class="bibl">Poll.3.155</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">EM</span>285.43</span>, prob. in <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PLond.</span>3.1170v113</span> (iii A. D.), cf. <b class="b3">δράξαι· κρατῆσαι</b>, Hsch.: (cf. [[δράξ]], [[δράγμα]], [[δραχμή]]):—[[grasp]] with the [[hand]], c. gen. rei, <b class="b3">κόνιος δεδραγμένος αἱματοέσσης</b> [[clutch]]ing [[handful]]s of [[gory]] [[dust]], Il. l. c.: metaph., ἐλπίδος δεδραγμένος <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>235</span> ([[variae lectiones|vv.ll.]] <b class="b3">πεπράσσομαι, πεφράσσομαι</b>), cf. <span class="bibl">Plb.36.15.7</span>; <b class="b3">δραξάμενοι τῶν ἁλῶν</b> taking a [[handful]] of [[salt]], Pl. l. c., etc. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[lay hold of]], τί μου δέδραξαι χερσί; <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Tr.</span>750</span>; <b class="b3">δραξάμενος φάρυγος</b> having [[seize]]d [them] by the [[throat]], <span class="bibl">Theoc.24.28</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">25.145</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span>1298.10</span> (iv A. D.): metaph., δράξασθαι καιροῦ <span class="bibl">D.S.12.67</span>; <b class="b3">μείζονος οἴκου</b> (i.e. by marriage), <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Epigr.</span>1.14</span>; μεγάλης ἀπήνης <span class="title">AP</span> 11.238 (Demod.); τᾶς κραδίας <span class="bibl">Theoc.30.9</span>; [<b class="b3">ὧν χρ]ὴ δράξασθαι τὸ στόμα</b> sounds the mouth has to [[grip]], i.e. [[make]], dub. in <span class="bibl">Phld.<span class="title">Po.</span> 2.41</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> c. acc., [[take by handfuls]], ταύτας [τὰς μνέας] δ. <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.13</span>; also, [[catch]], τοὺς σοφοὺς ἐν τῇ πανουργίᾳ αὐτῶν <span class="bibl"><span class="title">1 Ep.Cor.</span>3.20</span>.</span> | | |Definition=Att. [[δράττομαι]], Hdt.3.13; impf.<br><span class="bld">A</span> ἐδραττόμην Ar.''Ra.'' 545: fut. δράξομαι ''APl.''4.275.10 (Posidipp.), [[LXX]] ''Nu.''5.26: aor. ἐδραξάμην Pl.''Ly.''209e, etc.: pf. [[δέδραγμαι]], 2 pers. δέδραξαι E.''Tr.''750, part. δεδραγμένος Il.13.393:—the Act., [[δράσσω]] only in Poll.3.155, ''EM''285.43, prob. in ''PLond.''3.1170v113 (iii A. D.), cf. δράξαι· κρατῆσαι, [[Hesychius Lexicographus|Hsch.]]: (cf. [[δράξ]], [[δράγμα]], [[δραχμή]]):—[[grasp]] with the [[hand]], c. gen. rei, <b class="b3">κόνιος δεδραγμένος αἱματοέσσης</b> [[clutch]]ing [[handful]]s of [[gory]] [[dust]], Il. l. c.: metaph., ἐλπίδος δεδραγμένος S.''Ant.''235 ([[variae lectiones|vv.ll.]] <b class="b3">πεπράσσομαι, πεφράσσομαι</b>), cf. Plb.36.15.7; <b class="b3">δραξάμενοι τῶν ἁλῶν</b> taking a [[handful]] of [[salt]], Pl. l. c., etc.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[lay hold of]], τί μου δέδραξαι χερσί; E.''Tr.''750; <b class="b3">δραξάμενος φάρυγος</b> having [[seize]]d [them] by the [[throat]], Theoc.24.28, cf. 25.145, ''[[Oxyrhynchus Papyri|POxy.]]''1298.10 (iv A. D.): metaph., δράξασθαι καιροῦ D.S.12.67; <b class="b3">μείζονος οἴκου</b> (i.e. by marriage), Call.''Epigr.''1.14; μεγάλης ἀπήνης ''AP'' 11.238 (Demod.); τᾶς κραδίας Theoc.30.9; [ὧν χρ]ὴ δράξασθαι τὸ στόμα sounds the mouth has to [[grip]], i.e. [[make]], dub. in Phld.''Po.'' 2.41.<br><span class="bld">II</span> c. acc., [[take by handfuls]], ταύτας [τὰς μνέας] δ. Hdt.3.13; also, [[catch]], τοὺς σοφοὺς ἐν τῇ πανουργίᾳ αὐτῶν ''1 Ep.Cor.''3.20. |