GreekG8987Verb
πυκάζω
pukazō
“to enclose”
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1.to make close, cover or wrap up, enwrap, (Iliad by Homer); π. *νῆα λίθοισι *to surround a ship with stones, so as to protect it when laid up, (Hesiod):—; to cover thickly, of a youth's chin, (Odyssey by Homer); πυκ. *στεφάνοις *to cover thick with crowns, (Euripides); so in Mid., *στεφάνοις κεφαλὰς πυκασώμεθα *[variant datesAnthology Palantina; also without στεφάνοις, to crown, deck with garlands, (Euripides):—;Pass., *στέμμασι πυκασθείς *(Herdotus Historicus); *δάφνῃ πυκασθείς *(Euripides); perfect participle πεπυκασμένος, thickly covered, *ὄρος πεπυκασμένον *a hill well-clothed with wood, (Hesiod):—;Mid., *πυκάζου *cover thyself, (Euripides)
2.metaphorically, *Ἕκτορα ἄχος πύκασε φρένας *threw a shadow over his heart, (Iliad by Homer):—;Pass., νόον πεπυκασμένος, close, cautious of mind, (Hesiod)
3.to close, shut, shut up, *ἐντὸς πυκάζειν σφέας αὐτούς *to shut themselves close up within, (Odyssey by Homer); *πύκαζε *(i.e. τὸ δῶμα); shut it close, (Sophocles Tragicus)
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πυκάζω appears 0 times in the New Testament.
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