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δια-σείω

diaseio

shake violently

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What it meant

δια-σείω · dia-seiō — LSJ

shake violently, to keep wagging, shake, off, shake oneself free

shake violently, Hp. Morb. 1.6, dub. in Arist. Ath. 64.2; τι εἰς ἀταξίαν Pl. Ti. 85e, cf. 88a; τὴν κεφαλήν Plu. Def.orac. 2.435c: c. dat., δ. τοῖν χεροῖν Aeschin. Socr. 50; δ. τῇ οὐρᾷ to keep wagging the tail, X. Cyn. 6.15:—Med., shake people off, shake oneself free, D.H. 1.56.

2 confound, throw into confusion, intimidate, oppress, browbeat, extort money by intimidation from

confound, throw into confusion, τὰ τῶν Ἀθηναίων φρονήματα Hdt. 6.109; τοὺς ἀκούοντας Plb. 18.45.2; intimidate, oppress, Id. 10.26.4, cf. OGI 519.14 (Pass.); browbeat, PTaur. 1viii13 (ii B.C.); extort money by intimidation from a person, PPar. 15.37 (ii B.C.), Ev.Luc. 3.14, etc.: c. gen., PTeb. 41.10 (ii B.C.):—Pass., POxy. 284.5 (i A. D.).

3 throw into confusion

of political affairs, throw into confusion, Plu. Cic. 10.

4 stir up

stir up, in Pass., Dam. Pr. 29.

5 sound, take the measure of

sound, take the measure of, Plu. Gen.Socr. 2.580d, QConv. 704d.

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