ἐκδέω · ekdeō — LSJ
bind so as to hang from, fasten to, on, bound, to, yoked, bind, trace the dependence of, on, bind a thing to oneself, hang it round one, bind, fasten for oneself
bind so as to hang from, fasten to or on, c. gen., πέτρης ἐκ πείσματα δήσας Od. 10.96 ; [δρῦς] ἔκδεον ἡμιόνων they bound the oaks to the mules, i.e. they yoked the mules to them, Il. 23.121 ; τοῦ τείχους Aen.Tact. 11.6 : abs., σανίδας ἐκδῆσαι ὄπισθε bind planks behind, Od. 22.174 ; χέρας βρόχοισιν ἐκδήσαντες E. Andr. 556 : metaph., trace the dependence of one thing on another, Plot. 3.3.1 : —Med., bind a thing to oneself, hang it round one, ἐκδήσασθαι ἀγάλματα Hdt. 4.76 ; also, bind or fasten fo