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ἐπιρράπτω

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Νέµουσι δ' οἴκους καὶ τὰ ναυστολούµενα ἔσω δόµων σῴζουσιν, οὐδ' ἐρηµίᾳ γυναικὸς οἶκος εὐπινὴς οὐδ' ὄλβιος → They manage households, and save what is brought by sea within the home, and no house deprived of a woman can be tidy and prosperous

Euripides, Melanippe Captiva, Fragment 6.11
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Full diacritics: ἐπιρράπτω Medium diacritics: ἐπιρράπτω Low diacritics: επιρράπτω Capitals: ΕΠΙΡΡΑΠΤΩ
Transliteration A: epirráptō Transliteration B: epirraptō Transliteration C: epirrapto Beta Code: e)pirra/ptw

English (LSJ)

aor. 2

   A ἐπέρρᾰφον Nonn.D.9.3, al.:—sew or stitch on, τι ἐπὶ ἱμάτιον Ev.Marc.2.21: metaph., δόλον δόλῳ Nonn.D.42.315.    2. sew up, in Pass., Gal. 18(2).579.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐπιρράπτω: ῥάπτω τι ἐπάνω εἴς τι, τι ἐπί τινι, οὐδεὶς ἐπίβλημα ῥάκους ἀγνάφου ἐπιρράπτει ἐπὶ ἱματίῳ παλαιῷ Εὐαγγ. κ. Μάρκ. β΄, 21: ― ἀόριστός τις β΄ ἐπέρραφεν ἐν Νόνν. Δ. 9. 3, εἶναι πιθ. ἐφθαρμένος.

French (Bailly abrégé)

coudre à ou sur.
Étymologie: ἐπί, ῥάπτω.