λέγεται δὲ καὶ κλῶνας αὐτῆς θύραις ἢ θυρίσι προστεθέντας ἀποκρούειν τὰς τῶν φαρμάκων κακουργίας → its branches attached to doors or windows are said to repel the evil of spells
strēnŭo: āre, v. a. id.,
I to make brisk, lively, busy: dum te strenuas, Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 34 dub.
strēnŭō, āre, intr., faire diligence : *Pl. Ps. 629 [leçon de P ; sternuus A].