ἐπισύρω

English (LSJ)

[ῡ],

   A drag or trail after one, τὼ πόδε D.L.1.81 ; χλαμύδα λαμπράν Posidon.36 J.:—Med., ποδήρεις χιτῶνας Luc.VH2.46 ; φελλούς ib.45 ; φόρτον Porph.VP25 ; γυναῖκας J.BJ4.1.10 : —Pass., crawl or creep along, ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς X.Cyn.5.13, cf.Ael.NA2.23 ; to be drawn over, rub against, μήνιγγι Heliod. ap. Orib.46.19.2 ; to be trailed on the ground, Ph.2.148 ; to be protracted, Just.Nov.42.1.2.    2 draw gently, τὸ πνεῦμα Alciphr.3.12.    3 Med., draw over oneself, δέρμα αἰγός Longus3.24.    b draw up by friction, Steph.in Gal.1.326D.    4 Pass., to be impeded in movements, Aret.SD1.7.    II c. acc., do in a slovenly, careless way, slur over, evade intentionally, τὰ πράγματα Lys,26.3 ; τὰς πράξεις Plb.29.12.6 ; γραφήν D.H.1.7 (v.l. ὑπο- ; βίον Jul.Gal.43b (Pass.) : abs., ἐπισύροντες ἐροῦσι D.20.131 ; ἐπισύρων γέγραφα Jul.Ep.4 ; ἐ. ἐν ταῖς πράξεσι to be negligent, M.Ant. 8.51 ; καταφρονεῖν ὧν οὐκ οἶδεν καὶ ἐπισύρειν Porph.Abst.2.53 : in this sense freq. in pf. part. Pass., slurred over, neglected, Plb.16.20.3 ; τὸ -μένον [τῶν λέξεων] Phld.Rh.1.49 S. ; γράμματα ἐπισεσυρμένα slovenly, hastily written, Luc.DMeretr.10.3 ; φθέγγεσθαι ἐ. τι καὶ συνεχὲς καὶ ἐπίτροχον Id.Nav.2 ; χρέμπτεσθαι ἐ. Ps.-Luc.Philopatr.20 ; ἐ. καὶ ῥυπαρός slovenly and dirty, of a man, D.L.1.81 ; ἐ. ἤθη lax morals, Procl.in Prm.p.553S. Adv. ἐπισεσυρμένως carelessly, Epict.Ench.31, Sch.Ar.Ra.1545.