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ὀγκ-όω

ogkoo

raise up, rear

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ὀγκ-όω · onk-oō — LSJ

raise up, rear

raise up, rear, ἠρίον Alex.Aet. 3.33 ; ὤγκωσεν τάδε σήματα Epigr.Gr. 233.9 (Chios):—Pass., τάφῳ ὀγκωθῆναι E. Ion 388 ; and of the cairn itself, ὠγκώθην AP 7.651 (Euph.); ὀστέα δʼ ὀγκωθεὶς . . ἔδεκτο τάφος Epigr.Gr. 233.4.

2 distend, was swollen

distend, τὸ πνεῦμα τὰς φλέβας ὀγκοῖ Arist. Somn.Vig. 457a13, cf. Pr. 936b11 :—Pass., γαστὴρ ὠγκώθη was swollen by eating, Babr. 86.5, cf. 111.19, Antyll. ap. Orib. 7.16.3.

3 endow with bulk, extension

endow with bulk or extension, Corp.Herm. 8.3 : pf. part. Pass., Porph. Sent. 33, Dam. Pr. 140.

II bring to honour and dignity, exalt, extol, puff up, to be puffed up, swollen, elated

metaph., bring to honour and dignity, βροτοῖς . . βίοτον ὀγκώσας μέγαν E. Andr. 320 ; exalt, extol, Ἄργος ὀγκῶν Id. Heracl. 195 ; ὀγκῶσαι τὸ φρόνημα puff up oneʼs conceit, Ar. V. 1024 ; ὀ. [τινὰ] ματαίως ‘boost’, Epicur. Ep. 2p.41U. ; of style, ὤγκωσε τὴν νόησιν Longin. 28.2 :—Med., εἰ δὲ ταῦτʼ ὀγκωσόμεσθα Ar. Ra. 703 :— Pass., to be puffed up, swollen, elated, ὀγκωθεὶς χλιδῇ S. Fr. 942 ; δοκήσει δωμάτων ὠγκωμένος E. El. 381 ; δῶμα πλούτῳ δυσσεβῶς ὠγκωμένον Id. Fr. 825 ; ὠγκωμένω ἐπὶ τῷ γένει X.

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