The corpus record

σῐαίνω

siaino

cause loathing

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What it meant

σῐαίνω · siainō — LSJ

cause loathing, disgust to, feel loathing

cause loathing or disgust to a person, c. acc., Sch. Luc. DMort. 6[20].9:—Pass. with aor. ἐσιάνθην, feel loathing, Gloss., Hsch. s.v. ἀπεκάκησεν; σιαίνεται· αἰτιατικῇ, Suid.; τὸ λάχανον ὅδε σαπρόν ἐστι καὶ σιαίνομε (sic) POxy. 1849.2 (vi/vii A.D.).

Where it came from

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