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ἐκρήγνυμι

ekregnumi

break off, snap asunder

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ἐκ-ρήγνῡμι · ek-rēgnymi — LSJ

break off, snap asunder, broke off, break, snap asunder, to be rent asunder

break off, snap asunder, νευρὴν δʼ ἐξέρρηξε νεόστροφον Il. 15.469: c. gen., ὕδωρ ἐξέρρηξεν ὁδοῖο the water broke off a piece of the road, 23.421:—Pass., break, snap asunder, of bows, εἰ τὸν πάντα χρόνον ἐντεταμένα εἴη, ἐκραγείη ἂν [τὰ τόξα] Hdt. 2.173; of clothes, to be rent asunder, cj. in Chaerem. 14.9.

II let break forth, break out with, break out, burst, broke out, break out into passionate words, throw aside restraint, become dissolute

c. acc. cogn., let break forth, break out with, νεφέλη ὄμβρον ἐκρήξει Plu. Fab. 12; ἐ. ὀργήν Luc. Cal. 23 :—Pass., break out, of an ulcer, Hdt. 3.133; burst, of an abscess, Hp. Aph. 4.82; ἔνθεν ἐκραγήσονται.. ποταμοὶ πυρός A. Pr. 369; of a quarrel, ἐξερράγη ἐς τὸ μέσον broke out in public, Hdt. 8.74; of persons, break out into passionate words, ἐκραγῆναι ἔς τινα Id. 6.129, cf. Th. 8.84 : pf. ἐξερρωγέναι throw aside restraint, become dissolute, Procop. Arc. 1.

III precipitous

sts. intr. in Act., οὔ ποτʼ ἐκρήξει μάχη S. l.c.; ἐκρήξας ἄνεμος Arist. Mete. 366b32 : pf. part. ἐξερρωγώς precipitous, ὄρη J. AJ 14.15.5.

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