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ὀλοφύρομαι

I.intr. to lament, wail, moan, weep, Hom., etc.
2.to lament or mourn for the ills of others, to feel pity, Hom.: c. gen. to have pity upon one, Il.
3.to beg with tears and lamentations, καί μοι δὸς τὴν χεῖρ᾽, ὀλοφύρομαι id=Il.
4.c. inf., πῶς ὀλοφύρεαι ἄλκιμος εἶναι; why lament that thou must be brave? Od.
II.c. acc. to lament over, bewail, id=Od., Hdt., attic
2.to pity, Hom.

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