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φοινίσσειν

From LSJ

Θεὸν προτίμα, δεύτερον δὲ τοὺς γονεῖς → Post deum habeas parentes proximo loco → Vor allem ehre Gott, die Eltern gleich nach ihm

Menander, Monostichoi, 230

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also φοινίσσω): besprinkle with blood, defile with blood, stain with blood