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ἐμπρήθω

empretho

blow up, inflate

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ἐμ-πρήθω · em-prēthō — LSJ

blow up, inflate, to be bloated, swollen

blow up, inflate, of the wind, ἐν δʼ ἄνεμος πρῆσεν μέσον ἱστίον Il. 1.481:—Pass., to be bloated or swollen, ἐμπεπρησμένης ὑός Ar. V. 36 (-πρημ- cod. R), cf. Gal. ap. Orib. 8.19.7.

II burn

burn, ἐνέπρηθον μέγα ἄστυ Il. 9.589:—Pass., Ath.Med. ap. Orib. 1.2.4; cf. ἐμπίμπρημι.

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