θηριόω,
A. make into a wild beast, τοὺς πρὸς αὐτὴν ἀφικνουμένους ἡ Κίρκη θηριοῖ
Phld. Piet. 144
:— Pass. , IG 14.1291 .
II.
Pass. ,come to the full size of a beast, πρὶν θηριοῦσθαι τὸν γόνον
Eub. 107.14
.
2. become brutal, θηριούμενος
Pl. Lg. 935a
; πρός τινας
Phld. Lib. p.25O.
; πρὸς ἀγριότητα
Ph. 2.53
.
3. of seeds,to be infested with worms, Thphr. CP 5.18.1 .
b. of places,to be infested with reptiles, Paul.Aeg. 5.1 .