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πομπή 1 πέμπω

I.conduct, escort, guidance, Hom., etc.; οὐρία π. the conduct of a fair wind, Eur.
b.concrete, an escort, Aesch., Eur.
2.a sending away, a sending home, Od.
3.a sending, mission, Hdt., Plat.: simply, a sending, ξύλων Thuc.
II.a solemn procession, Lat. pompa, ὑπὸ πομπῆς, σὺν πομπῇ in procession, Hdt.; μήλων κνισάεσσα πομπή the flesh of sheep for sacrifice carried in procession, Pind.; τὰς πομπὰς πέμπουσιν Dem.
2.τείνειν π. to lead a long procession, of a military expedition, Aesch., Eur.

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