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ἐμπλέκ-ω

empleko

plait, weave in, entwine, in, connect, with, to be entangled in, to be involved

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Where it lives

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What it meant

ἐμπλέκ-ω · emplek-ō — LSJ

plait, weave in, entwine, entwine, in, connect, with, to be entangled in, to be involved, form a connexion with, to be incorporated with, having had a scuffle with

plait or weave in, entwine, χεῖρα ἐ. entwine oneʼs hand in anotherʼs clothes, so as to hold him, E. Or. 262; εἰς ἀρκυστάταν μηχανὰν ἐμπλέκειν παῖδα ib. 1421 (lyr.); τῇ καλλίστῃ τέχνῃ τοὔνομα ἐ. connect the name with . ., Pl. Phdr. 244c; ποιηταὶ τοιαῦτα ἐμπλέκοντες καὶ συγκυκῶντες Id. Lg. 669d; ἐ. τὴν ἡδονὴν εἰς τὴν εὐδαιμονίαν Arist. EN 1153b15; ποίῃ ἐνιπλέξω σε (sc. ἀοιδῇ); Call. Del. 29; ἐ. τινὰ εἰς φιλίαν τινός Plb. 27.7.11 :—Pass., to be entangled in a thing, πλεκταῖσιν αἰώραισιν ἐμπεπλεγμέν

2 weave by subtle art

metaph., weave by subtle art, ἐ. αἰνίγματα A. Pr. 610; ἐ. πλοκάς E. IA 936.

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