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ξενολογ-έω ,
A.enlist foreign troops, esp. mercenaries, Isoc.5.96, D.40.36, Plb.3.27.4, LXX 1 Ma.4.35 ; “ξ. ἐκ τᾶς Ἀσίας εἰς ἴδιον πόλεμονSIG 581.82 (Crete, ii B. C.) ; “ξ. πλῆθος μισθοφόρωνPlb.1.9.6 :—Med., OGI 270.12 (Crete, iii B. C.) :—Pass., Plb. 14.7.5, al., CIG2623 (Citium), J. AJ13.4.9.
2. metaph., ξ. ἔλεον παρά τινων raise a contribution of pity, D.S.34/5.2.39.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Demosthenes, Against Boeotus 2, 36
    • Isocrates, To Philip, 96
    • Polybius, Histories, 14.7.5
    • Polybius, Histories, 1.9.6
    • Polybius, Histories, 3.27.4
    • Old Testament, 1 Maccabees, 4.35
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