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ἐξάπτω

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Gloss: to light up

Transliteration: exaptō

Strong’s: G7299

1. to fasten from , i. e. to , a thing, with genitive, (Homer); τι ἔκ τινος (Herdotus Historicus)
2. metaphorically, ἐξ. στόματος λιτάς to let prayers fall from one's mouth, (Euripides)
3. ἐξ. τί τινι to place upon , (Euripides)
4. Mid. to hang on , (Iliad by Homer)
5. to hang a thing to oneself, carry it about one, wear , (Euripides) (ML)
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