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ἀμφικυκλόομαι

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Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.

Valerius Maximus, De Factis Dictisque
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Transliteration A: amphikyklóomai Transliteration B: amphikykloomai Transliteration C: amfikykloomai Beta Code: a)mfikuklo/omai

English (LSJ)

Pass., A encircle, surround, ἀμφὶ δὲ κυκλοῦντο νῆσον A.Pers.458.—Act. in Agath.3.6.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀμφικυκλόομαι: Μέσ. περικυκλῶ, ἀμφὶ δὲ κυκλοῦντο ... νῆσον (ἐν τμήσει) Αἰσχύλ. Πέρσ. 458. -Τὸ ἐνεργ. εὕρηται παρὰ Βυζ.

French (Bailly abrégé)

-οῦμαι;
encercler, entourer.
Étymologie: ἀμφί, κυκλόομαι.

Spanish (DGE)

circundar, dar la vuelta ἀμφὶ δὲ κυκλοῦντο πᾶσαν νῆσον A.Pers.458, tard. v. act. mismo sent. τὸν περίβολον Agath.3.6.10.

Greek Monotonic

ἀμφικυκλόομαι: Παθ., περικυκλώνω, περιτριγυρίζω, σε Αισχύλ.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἀμφικυκλόομαι: окружать (νῆσον Aesch. in tmesi).

Middle Liddell

to encircle, surround, Aesch.