σποδέω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[pound]], [[smite]], [[crush]], τοὺς καδίσκους συγκεραυνώσω σποδῶν <span class="bibl">Cratin.187</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>1376</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ra.</span>662</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Av.</span>1016</span>; σ. τοῖς κονδύλοις <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Lys.</span>366</span>, cf. <b class="b3">ἀπο-, κατα-σποδέω</b>:—Pass., <b class="b3">νιφάδι . . σποδούμενος</b> [[pelted]] by the storm, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Andr.</span>1129</span>; <b class="b3">σ. πρὸς πέτρας</b> [[dashed]] against the rocks, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Hipp.</span>1238</span>: abs., <b class="b3">στρατὸς κακῶς σ</b>. [[handled roughly]], [[in sorry plight]], <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>670</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span>= [[βινέω]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span>942</span>, <span class="bibl">1016</span>:—Pass., of the woman, ib. <span class="bibl">908</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Th.</span>492</span>; of boys, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ec.</span>113</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> [[eat greedily]], [[devour]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pax</span> 1306</span>; ὀβελίαν <span class="bibl">Pherecr.55</span>; cf. παίω ''III''. (There is no indication of any connection of this Verb with [[σποδός]], except perh. in Cratin. l.c.)</span>