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ἐγχρίω

egchrio

anoint, anoint oneself, sting, prick

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ἐγχρίω · enchriō — LSJ

anoint, anoint oneself

anoint, ἀλείμμασιν ἑαυτόν Duris 10 J., cf. AP 11.117 (Strat.); τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς Apoc. 3.18: metaph., ψευδηγόροις φήμαις ἐγχρίειν ἔπη Lyc. 1455:—Med., anoint oneself, ἰξοῦ Str. 15.1.29; ἐ. τὸ πρόσωπον Nic.Dam. p.2 D.: abs., Arr. Epict. 2.21.20, etc.:—Pass., Ph. 1.526.

II sting, prick, injected by a sting

sting, prick, τινί Pl. Phdr. 251d:—Pass., ἰὸς ἐγχρισθείς poison injected by a sting, Ael. NA 1.54.

2 stick in

stick in, τὸ κέντρον ib. 6.20.

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