A.“ἔσκυ_λα” Hdn.(v. infr.):—Pass., v. infr.; aor. “ἐσκύλθην” Eust.769.41, 1516.57; also ἐσκύλην [υ^] (v. infr.): pf. ἔσκυλμαι (v. infr.):—= τοῖς ὄνυξι σπᾶν, Hsch.; aor. inf. σκοῦλαι (perh. Lacon.),= κνῆσαι, Id.:—Pass., σκύλλονται, of dead bodies torn by fish, A.Pers.577 (lyr.); “ἔσκυλται . . κίκιννος” is dishevelled, AP5.174 (Mel.); ἔσκυλται δὲ κόμη ib.258 (Paul. Sil.).
2. maltreat, molest, “τοὺς ἐν [τοῖς ἱεροῖς] ἀποτεταγμένους” Sammelb.6236.22 (i B.C.); ὃς δὲ ἂν σκύλῃ [τὸ μνῆμα] IG14.1901 (Rome), cf. AP3.6 (Inscr. Cyzic.), CIG3757 (Nicaea), 4077 (Ancyra):—Pass., UPZ107.8,16 (ii B.C.).
3. trouble, annoy, “τὴν ἀσθενοῦσαν” Sor.2.11; “σκύλας καὶ ὑβρίσας” Hdn.7.3.4; “ς. τὸν στρατόν” Id.4.13.3; τί σκύλλεις τὸν διδάσκαλον; Ev.Marc. l.c., cf. Ev.Luc.8.49; σκῦλον σεαυτὸν πρὸς ἡμᾶς φέρων . . τὴν ὕαλον bestir yourself (i.e. hurry) to us with . . , PFay.134.2 (iv A.D.):—Pass. and Med., μὴ σκύλλου trouble not thyself, Ev.Luc.7.6; σκυλῆναι πρὸς Τιμόθεον take the trouble to go to T., POxy.123.10 (iii/iv A.D.); σκυλῆναι ἀνέξεται; will he trouble to come? Phoeb.Fig.p.44S.; σκῦλαι (imper. Med.) σεαυτὸν καὶ κτλ. PBaden 33.6 (ii A.D.); “ἐσκυλμένοι” Ev.Matt.9.36; “σκύλλεται καὶ καταπονεῖται” Diog.Oen.1.
