πελεκ-άω · pelek-aō — LSJ
hew, shape with an axe
The corpus record
πελεκ-άω
pelekao
hew, shape with an axe
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Distribution
- Birds 3 · 2.82/10k
- Regnorum III 1 · 0.52/10k
- Discourses 1 · 0.13/10k
- Odyssey 1 · 0.12/10k
Senses
Attestations
- πελέκκησεν · pelekkēsen Odyssey 5.244
- πελεκῶντα · pelekōnta Epictetus, Discourses 4.8 (DIORISIS sentence 6899)
- ἐπελέκησαν · epelekēsan Septuaginta, Regnorum III 6
- πελεκᾶντι · pelekanti Aristophanes, Birds 1 (DIORISIS sentence 653)
- πελεκᾶντες · pelekantes Aristophanes, Birds (DIORISIS sentence 849)
- πελεκώντων · pelekōntōn Aristophanes, Birds (DIORISIS sentence 850)
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