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Garlands

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GREEK · G8987

πυκάζω

pukazō — to enclose

1. to make close, cover or wrap up, enwrap , (Iliad by Homer); π. νῆα λίθοισι to surround a ship with stones, so as to protect it when laid up, (Hesiod):—; to cover thickly , of a youth's chin, (Odyssey by Homer); πυκ. στεφάνοις to cover thick with crowns, (Euripides); so in Mid., στεφάνοις κεφαλὰς πυκασώμεθα [variant datesAnthology Palantina; also without στεφάνοις, to crown, deck with garlands , (Euripides):—;Pass., στέμμασι πυκασθείς (Herdotus Historicus); δάφνῃ πυκασθείς (Euripides); perfect participle πεπυκασμένος, thickly covered , ὄρος πεπυκασμένον a hill well-clothed with wood, (Hesiod):—;Mid., πυκάζου cover thyself , (Euripides) 2. metaphorically, Ἕκτορα ἄχος πύκασε φρένας threw a shadow over his heart, (Iliad by Homer):—;Pass., νόον πεπυκασμένος, close, cautious of mind, (Hesiod) 3. to close, shut, shut up , ἐντὸς πυκάζειν σφέας αὐτούς to shut themselves close up within, (Odyssey by Homer); πύκαζε (i.e. τὸ δῶμα); shut it close , (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)

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Historical dictionary entry

(Acts 14:13). In heathen sacrifices the victims were adorned with fillets and garlands made of wool, with leaves and flowers interwoven. The altar and the priests and attendants were also in like manner adorned.

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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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