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παρακεντ-έω

parakenteo

pierce, poke at the side, tap

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What it meant

παρακεντ-έω · parakent-eō — LSJ

pierce, poke at the side

pierce or poke at the side, τὴν κάμινον ὀβελίσκοις Thphr. HP 5.9.4.

2 tap

Medic., tap, for dropsy, τοὺς ὑδεριῶντας Gal. Thras. 23.

b couch

couch, for cataract, Id. UP 10.1 (Pass.).

3 embroider

embroider, κέντρων ᾧ παρακεντοῦνται διάφοροι χρόαι Eust. 1308.63.

4 stab

stab, prob. in D.S. 10 Fr. 18.

II stir up

metaph., stir up, τὸ πρᾶγμα Bato 7.6.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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