περιστέλλω
peristellōVerbG8758
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1.to dress, clothe, wrap up, (Pindar); *ἔπηξα δ᾽ αὐτὸν εὖ περιστείλας *I planted the sword having wrapt it well with earth, i. e. planted it firmly, (Sophocles Tragicus)
2.to dress or lay out a corpse, Lat. componere, (Odyssey by Homer), attic: simply, to bury, (Plato Philosophus)
3.metaphorically to wrap up, cloak, cover, τἄδικ᾽ εὖ π. (Euripides):—;Mid., *τὰ σὰ περιστέλλου κακά *(Euripides)
4.to take care of, protect, defend, (Herdotus Historicus); π. *τοὺς νόμους *to maintain the laws, (Herdotus Historicus); *τὰ πάτρια *(Demosthenes Orator); π. *ἀοιδάν *to uphold minstrelsy, (Pindar)
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