hunting singly
μονο-πείρας,ου,ὁ,
A. hunting singly,λύκοι μ. solitarywolves, opp. those which hunt in packs, Arist. HA 594a30 , Men. 1038 .
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contrive for
ἐπιτεχν-άομαι,
A. contrive fora purpose orto meetan emergency,invent,
βουλήν
Hdt. 1.63
;τοιόνδεib. 123 , 2.2 , cf. 119 , 121 .δ'; πάσας πείρας
D.H. 4.55
.
2. contrive against,
ἄλλ
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overpower, prevail over
κατισχύω,fut.-ύσω
Ev.Matt. 16.18 :—
A. overpower, prevail over,τινα
Men. Epit. 74 , Aristeas 21 , LXX 2 Ch. 8.3 , al.; ὅταν ἡ τῆς πείρας ἀκρίβεια -ισχύῃ τὴν τῶν λόγων πιθανό
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with many boundaries, manifold,
πολυ-πείρων,ον, gen.ονος, (πεῖρας)
A. with many boundaries, manifold,
λαός
h.Cer. 296
.
2. with wide boundaries,opp.ἀπείρων,
Orph. A. 33 .
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beat
προσπλάζω,
A. beatorknock against, touch, κῦμα δέ μιν προσπλάζον ἐρύκεται
Il. 12.285
: c. dat., [ λίμνη] προσέπλαζε γενείῳ
Od. 11.583
; γαίης . . πεῖρας . . ἠέρι προσπλάζον
Xenoph. 28.2
.
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beat off, drive away, from
ἀποκρούω,
A. beat off, drive away, froma place or person, X. HG 5.3.22 , AP 11.351 ( Pall. );ὕπνον, νόσον,
Porph. Abst. 1.27 , 53 :—more freq. in Med. ,beat off from onese
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experimentum facere in corpore vili
Κάρ,ο, gen.Κᾱρός, pl.Κᾶρες( contr. fr.Κᾰερ-),Carian, Il. 2.867 , etc.:—fem.Κάειρα [ᾰ](q.v.): employed as mercenaries,
A.
καὶ δὴ 'πίκουρος ὥστε Κὰρ κεκλήσομαι
Arc
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trial, attempt
πεῖρα,ας( Ion.
πεῖρα, acc.πεῖραν, gen. -ης), Aeol.
πέρρα
Choerob. in An. Ox. 2.252 :ἡ:—
A. trial, attempt, π. τοι μαθήσιος ἀρχά
Alcm. 63
; opp.δόξα, Thgn. 571 ; πείρᾳ δ' οὐ προσωμ
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end, limit
πεῖραρ(alsoπεῖρας,v.infr. 1.5 ),ᾰτος,τό, Ep. , Ion. , and Lyr. form ofπέρας,
A. end, limit, οὐδ' εἴ κε τὰ νείατα πείραθ' ἵκηαι γαίης καὶ πόντοιο
Il. 8.478
, cf. Od. 5.463 , 11.13 .
2. c
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