sprain

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verb transitive

dislocate: Ar. ἐκκοκκίζειν.

he has sprained his ankle: Ar. τὸ σφύρον ἐξεκόκκισε Acharnians 1179).

be sprained: P. διαστρέφεσθαι.

have one's feet sprained: V. τοὺς πόδας σπασθῆναι (aor. pass. of σπᾶν) (Euripides, Cyclops 638).

substantive

P. στρέμμα, τό, σπάσμα, τό.