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|Definition=<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[bind tight]], [[tighten]], κημούς <span class="bibl">Ph.1.698</span>; [[νάρθηκας]] (splints) Gal.18(2).398; πέδιλα ἐ. τοὺς πόδας <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Am.</span>41</span> ; <b class="b3">ἐ. τινὰ πήχεσι</b> in the arms, <span class="title">AP</span>5.242 (Maced.); <b class="b3">ἐ. τοὺς ἀναγωγέας</b> [[tie]] the shoe-strings [[tight]], <span class="bibl">Ath.12.543f</span>; μοσχεύματα <span class="title">Gp.</span>10.12.3: metaph., [[shut up tightly]], [[[θησαυροὺς]]] κακῶν <span class="bibl">Ph.1.108</span> ; <b class="b3">ἐ. τὴν ἀμφισβήτησιν</b> [[complicate]] it, opp. [[λύειν]], <span class="bibl">S.E.<span class="title">M.</span>2.96</span> ; also <b class="b3">ἐ. τὴν νήτην</b> [[screw]] it [[tighter]], [[tune]] the instrument, <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">VH</span>9.36</span> : metaph., <b class="b2">'screw up', intensify</b>, [[ὀδύνας]] ([[ὠδίνας]] cod.) <span class="bibl">Ph.1.680</span>.</span>