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ἀλδαίνω , only pres. and impf., exc. Ep.aor. 3sg. ἤλδα^νε (v. infr.),
A.ἀλδήσασκεOrph.L.370 :—causal of ἀλδήσκω, make to grow, nourish, strengthen, μέλε᾽ ἤλδανε ποιμένι λαῶν she filled out his limbs, Od.18.70, 24.368, cf. A.Th.12; “θυμὸν ἀλδαίνουσαν ἐν εὐφροσύναιςId.Pr.539; increase, multiply, “ὃς οὐκ ἐάσει γλῶσσαν . . ἀλδαίνειν κακάId.Th.557 :— Pass., Aglaïas 12.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound, 539
    • Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes, 557
    • Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes, 12
    • Homer, Odyssey, 18.70
    • Homer, Odyssey, 24.368
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