previous next

ἐγχρίμπτω 1 2 3

I.to bring near to, τῷ [τέρματι] ἐγχρίμψας so as almost to touch the post, Il.; ἐγχρ. τὴν βᾶριν τῇ γῇ to bring the boat close to land, Hdt.
II.intr. to come near, approach, τινί Soph.:—so in Pass., ἐγχριμφθεὶς πύλῃσιν Il.; αἰχμὴ ὀστέῳ ἐγχριμφθεῖσα the point driven to the very bone, id=Il.; ἀσπίδ᾽ (i.e. ἀσπίδι) ἐνιχριμφθείς dashed against his shield, id=Il.

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

An XML version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer Perseus any modifications you make. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system.

hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
How to enter text in Greek:
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: