ἐγκάπτω · enkaptō — LSJ
gulp down greedily, snap up, hold
gulp down greedily, snap up, Ar. Pax 7, V. 791, Stratt. 25, Hermipp. 26, Alex. 128.7; ἐ. αἰθέρα γνάθοις hold oneʼs breath, E. Cyc. 629.
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ἐγκάπτει· ἐκπνεῖ, Hsch.
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ἐγκάπτω
egkapto
gulp down greedily, snap up
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