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oimao
swoop, pounce upon, swooped
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οἰμ-άω · oim-aō — LSJ
swoop or pounce upon, οἴμησεν δὲ ἀλεὶς ὥς τʼ αἰετός Il. 22.308, cf. 311 ; κίρκος . . οἴμησε μετὰ τρήρωνα πέλειαν swooped after a dove, ib. 140.
abs., dart along, θύννοι δʼ οἰμήσουσι Orac. ap. Hdt. 1.62.
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