ἐπερείδω
epereidōVerbG7380
to lean upon
Full Lexicon Entry
to drive against, drive home, *ἔγχος *(Iliad by Homer); *ἐπέρεισε δὲ ἶν᾽ ἀπέλεθρον *put vast strength to it, (Homer):—; ἐπ. *τὴν φάλαγγά τινι *to bring the whole force of the phalanx against, (Plutarch):—;Mid., *λαίφη προτόνοις ἐπερειδόμεναι *staying their sails on ropes, (Euripides):—;Pass. to lean or bear upon, *τινι *(Aristophanes Comicus): absolute to resist with all one's force, (Aristophanes Comicus)
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