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ἐπιρρέω

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Gloss: to overflow

Transliteration: epirreō

Strong’s: G7440

1. to flow upon the surface, float a-top , like oil on water, (Iliad by Homer)
2. to flow in besides, flow fresh and fresh , (Aristophanes Comicus):—;metaphorically of large bodies of men, to stream on and on , (Iliad by Homer); also, οὑπιρρέων χρόνος onward-streaming time, i. e. the future, (Aeschulus Tragicus); ὄλβου ἐπιρρυέντος if wealth flows on and on, increases continually , (Euripides) (ML)
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