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τορέω

toreo

bore, pierce

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Where it lives

Peace 1 · 1.26/10k
Iliad 1 · 0.09/10k

What it meant

τορ-έω · tor-eō — LSJ

bore, pierce

bore, pierce, ἔτορε ζωστῆρα Il. 11.236; τορήσας, v. supr.:— Pass., σπλάγχνα . . τετορημένα χαλκῷ Nonn. D. 5.26; ἔγχεϊ ib. 13.493.

2 proclaim in shrill piercing tones

metaph., proclaim in shrill piercing tones, irreg. fut. τετορήσω Ar. Pax 381; cf. τορεύω I, τορός.

II work, shape

= τορνεύω, work, shape, χέλυν Arat. 269, cf. AP 9.162.

In the wild

τετορήσω · tetorēsō Aristophanes, Peace 1.380 (DIORISIS sentence 297)
ἔτορε · etore Iliad 11.236

Where it came from

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