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παιφάσσω

paiphasso

dart, rush about

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Where it lives

  • Iliad 1 · 0.09/10k

What it meant — LSJ

dart, rush about, quiver

dart, rush about, παιφάσσουσα διέσσυτο λαὸν Ἀχαιῶν Il. 2.450, cf. A.R. 4.1440; περί τινα Procl. in Alc. p.136C.; quiver, Opp. C. 2.250, H. 2.288.

2 wave violently

trans., wave violently, λαμπάδα Jo.Gaz. Ecphr. 2.167. (Redupl. form; cf. δια-φάσσειν, Lat. fax.)

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. παιφάσσω (scan pp. 1194-1195; entry #4778).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. παιφάσσω (scan p. 867; entry #6218).

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