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βλάπτω Root ΒΛΑΒ, v. βλάβη

I.to disable, hinder, stop Hom.:—βλ. πόδας to disable the feet, to lame them, Od.:—Pass., ὄζωι ἔνι βλαφθέντε [the horses] caught in a branch, Il.; βλάβεν ἅρματα were stopped, id=Il.; Διόθεν βλαφθέντα βέλεμνα stopped, made frustrate by Zeus, id=Il.
2.c. gen. to hinder from, βλάπτουσι κελεύθου Od.:—Pass., βλαβέντα λοισθίων δρόμων arrested in its last course, Aesch.
II.of the mind, to distract, delude, deceive, mislead, of the Gods, Hom.; βλαφθείς, Lat. mente captus, Il.
III.after Hom. to damage, hurt, mar, opp. to wilful wrong (ἀδικεῖν), Aesch., etc.

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