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εἰσδύνω

eisduno

get, crawl into, entered into

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εἰσδύω · eisdyō — LSJ

get, crawl into, entered into, having wormed his way into

get or crawl into, ἐς τὸν θησαυρόν Hdt. 2.121.βʹ; ψυχὴ ἐς ἄλλο ζῷον ἐσδύεται ib. 123; εἰσεδύοντο εἰς τοὺς πόδας οἱ ἱμάντες the thongs entered into their feet, X. An. 4.5.14; εἰς τὴν Ἀμφικτυονίαν εἰσδεδυκώς having wormed his way into the League, D. 11.4.

2 go into, enter, having put on

c. acc., go into, enter, ἀκοντιστὺν ἐσδύσεαι Il. 23.622; ὁ ψὴν τὴν βάλανον ἐσδύνων Hdt. 1.193; ἄκακον..τρόπον εἰσδύς having put on.., Anaxil. 33.3.

3 entered

folld. by relat., οὐκ εἶδεν οὗ γῆς εἰσέδυ saw not into what part of the earth she entered, E. IA 1583.

II came upon

of feelings, δεινόν τι ἐσέδυνέ σφι great fear came upon them, Hdt. 6.138; εἰσέδυ με..οἴστρημα καὶ μνήμη κακῶν S. OT 1317; [ἡ ἀλήθεια] εἰς τὰς ψυχὰς εἰσδύεται Plb. 13.5.5; λύπη εἰσδύνουσα Andronic. Rhod. P. 571M.

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