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ἐγκυκλέομαι

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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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Transliteration A: enkykléomai Transliteration B: enkykleomai Transliteration C: egkykleomai Beta Code: e)gkukle/omai

English (LSJ)

Pass.,

   A roll or rotate in the sockets, of the joints, Hp. de Arte 10.    II in com. sense, to be cooped up, οὐκ οἶδ' ὅπῃ ἐγκεκύκλησαι Ar.V.699.    III Med., surround, Plu.TG5; τοὺς ἀμφὶ πλουσίαν τράπεζαν - κυκλουμένους Id.2.50d.