διερείδω,
A. prop up,
Plu. 2.529c , Luc. VH 2.1 .
2. hold apart,as the collar-bones do the shoulders, Sor. 2.63 : so metaph., of vowels,thrust apart,
D.H. Comp. 22 .
II.
Med. ,lean upon,
τινί
E. Hec. 66
: c. acc.,σχῆμα βακτηρίᾳ δ. lean one'sbodyon. . , Ar. Ec. 150 .
2. δ. πρός τι set oneself firmly, struggleagainst . . , Plb. 21.24.14 , Plu. Phil. 17 , prob. in Phld. D. 3
Fr. 32 ;περί τινοςfor a thing, Plb. 5.84.3 .