ἐκτρᾰχηλ-ίζω, Att.
fut. -ιῶ, prop. of a horse,
A. throw the rider over its head, X. Cyr. 1.4.8 , Plu. 2.58f : generally,breaka person'sneck, Ar. Lys. 705 ;overturn, τὰ ὄρη
Tab.Defix.Aud. 271.26
(Hadrumetum,iii A.D.); κλίμακας
Ph. Bel. 85.38
:— Pass. ,break one's neck, Ar. Nu. 1501 , Pl. 70 , Luc. Merc.Cond. 42 .
2. metaph.,ruin, pervert, D. 9.51 , Luc. Rh.Pr. 10 , Alciphr. 3.40 , Porph. Abst. 1.42 ; εἰς ὑπερηφανίαν
Mich. in EN 523.20
:— Pass. , εἰς ἀτόπους πράξεις
Ph. Fr. 102
H.
II. metaph.,cause to lose control of one's language, ἐ. τινὰς αἱ τραγψδίαι
Hermog. Id. 1.6
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