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ξῠρ-έω

xureo

shave, it shaves, shave oneself

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Where it lives

  • Lives of Eminent Philosophers 1 · 0.09/10k

What it meant — LSJ

shave, it shaves, shave oneself, have oneself shaved, shave their, have, shaved, with, shaved

shave, ξυροῦντες (v.l. -ῶντες) τῶν παιδίων τὴν κεφαλήν Hdt. 2.65 : c. dupl. acc., ξυρήσας μιν τὰς τρίχας Id. 5.35 : prov. of danger or pain, ξυρεῖ γὰρ ἐν χρῷ it shaves close, ‘touches the quick’, S. Aj. 786 ; ξυρεῖν ἐπιχειρεῖν λέοντα, of a dangerous undertaking, ‘beard the lion’, Pl. R. 341c :—Med. and Pass., shave oneself or have oneself shaved, ξυρεῦνται (v.l. -ῶνται) Hdt. 2.36 ; ἐξυρημένος ibid., Ar. Th. 191 ; ξυρούμενον Alex. 264 : also c. acc., ξυρεῦνται (v.l. -ῶνται) πᾶν τὸ σῶμα they shave

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