1. to hem in a city, blockade, beleaguer, besiege , (Herdotus Historicus), attic:—;Pass. to be besieged, in a state of siege , (Herdotus Historicus); of Scamander, to be dammed back , (Plato Philosophus) 2. metaphorically to be besieged, pestered , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
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G8843 — πολιορκέω
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poliorkeō · to assault · Greek
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