ἐκραίνω

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ἔγνω δὲ φώρ τε φῶρα καὶ λύκος λύκον → the thief knows the thief and the wolf knows the wolf, and thief knows thief and wolf his fellow wolf, set a thief to catch a thief

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Transliteration A: ekraínō Transliteration B: ekrainō Transliteration C: ekraino Beta Code: e)krai/nw

English (LSJ)

   A scatter out of, make to fall in drops from, κόμης μυελὸν ἐ. S.Tr.781 ; ἐγκέφαλον ἐξέρρᾱνε E.Cyc.402 : metaph., τὴν χεῖρα καὶ τὴν ἅλυσιν ἐκ τῆς μηχανῆς dub. in Plb.8.6.3.