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μοιχ-εύω ,
A.commit adultery with a woman, debauch her, c. acc., Ar.Av.558, Lys. 1.15, Pl.R.360b:—Pass., of the woman, Ar.Pax980 (anap.); “μοιχευθῆναί τινιArist.HA586a3; μεμοιχεῦσθαι ὑπ᾽ ἀλλήλων, of birds, ib.619a10.
2. metaph., worship idolatrously, “τὸ ξύλον καὶ τὸν λίθονLXX Je.3.9.
II. intr., commit adultery, Xenoph.11.3; “ἐμοίχευσάς τιAr.Nu.1076, cf. X.Mem.2.1.5, Arist.EN1129b21.
III. metaph., in fut. Med. (in pass. sense), οὐ μοιχεύσεταί μου τὰ φιλήματα her kisses shall not be adulterously stolen from me, Ach.Tat.4.8.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (8):
    • Aristophanes, Birds, 558
    • Aristophanes, Peace, 980
    • Lysias, On the Murder of Eratosthenes, 15
    • Plato, Republic, 360b
    • Xenophon, Memorabilia, 2.1.5
    • Aristophanes, Clouds, 1076
    • Old Testament, Jeremiah, 3.9
    • Achilles Tatius, Leucippe et Clitophon, 4.8
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