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φηλ-όω

pheloo

cheat, deceive

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What it meant

φηλ-όω · phēl-oō — LSJ

cheat, deceive

cheat, deceive, ἐφήλωσεν φρένας A. Ag. 492; ἐπέεσσιν A.R. 3.983; λώβαισι καὶ κλαυθμοῖσι Lyc. 785, cf. Men. 17:—Pass., γλώσσαις φηλούμενοι E. Supp. 243.

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Where it came from

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