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διαπασσαλεύω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From δια- (dia-) +‎ πάσσω (pássō) +‎ -εύω (-eúō).

Pronunciation

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Mark the vowel length of the ambiguous vowels ι, α, α and α by adding a macron after each one if it is long, or a breve if it is short. By default, Module:grc-pronunciation assumes it is short if unmarked.
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Verb

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διαπασσαλεύω (diapassaleúō) (Ionic)

  1. to stretch out by nailing the extremities of the body
    • 484 BCE – 425 BCE, Herodotus, The Histories 7.33:
      ἐπὶ Ξανθίππου τοῦ Ἀρίφρονος στρατηγοῦ Ἀθηναῖοι Ἀρταΰκτην ἄνδρα Πέρσην λαβόντες Σηστοῦ ὕπαρχον ζῶντα πρὸς σανίδα διεπασσάλευσαν, ὃς καὶ ἐς τοῦ Πρωτεσίλεω τὸ ἱρὸν ἐς Ἐλαιοῦντα ἀγινεόμενος γυναῖκας ἀθέμιστα ἔρδεσκε.
      epì Xanthíppou toû Aríphronos stratēgoû Athēnaîoi Artaǘktēn ándra Pérsēn labóntes Sēstoû húparkhon zônta pròs sanída diepassáleusan, hòs kaì es toû Prōtesíleō tò hiròn es Elaioûnta agineómenos gunaîkas athémista érdeske.
  2. (of animal skin) to stretch out for tanning
    • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Artaxerces 17:
      καὶ τὸ μὲν σῶμα πλάγιον διὰ τριῶν σταυρῶν ἀναπῆξαι, τὸ δὲ δέρμα χωρὶς διαπατταλεῦσαι.
      kaì tò mèn sôma plágion dià triôn staurôn anapêxai, tò dè dérma khōrìs diapattaleûsai.

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