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ὑφαίνω

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Gloss: to weave

Transliteration: huphainō

Strong’s: G9605

1. to weave , ἱστὸν ὑφαίνειν to weave a web, (Homer); ἱμάτιον (Plato Philosophus), etc.:—;absolute to weave, ply the loom , (Herdotus Historicus):—;Mid., ἱμάτιον ὑφαίνεσθαι to weave oneself a cloak, (Plato Philosophus)
2. to contrive, plan, invent , Lat. texere, δόλον ὑφαίνειν (Iliad by Homer); μῆτιν ὑφ. (Odyssey by Homer)
3. generally, to create, construct , (Pindar) (ML)
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