ἀνακρούω
anakrouōVerbG6288
to play music
Full Lexicon Entry
1.to push back, stop short, check, *ἵππον χαλινῶι *(Xenophon Historicus)
2.Mid., *ἀνακρούεσθαι πρύμνην *to put one's ship astern, by backing water, (Aristophanes Comicus); so *ἀνακρούεσθαι *alone, (Thucydides); also, ἐπὶ πρύμνην ἀν., (Herdotus Historicus):—;metaphorically to put back, (Plato Philosophus)
3.in Music, to strike up, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus)
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