περιτείχισις

ὁ λαγὼς τὸν περὶ τῶν κρεῶν δρόμον τρέχει → save one's bacon, save one's neck, save one's skin

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Full diacritics: περιτείχῐσις	Medium diacritics: περιτείχισις	Low diacritics: περιτείχισις	Capitals: ΠΕΡΙΤΕΙΧΙΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: periteíchisis	Transliteration B: periteichisis	Transliteration C: periteichisis	Beta Code: peritei/xisis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

A walling round so as to blockade, circumvallation, Th.2.77, 4.131; but also for defence, π. τοῦ ἄστεος Themist.Ep.4.3.