προσφύω (prosphuō)
prosphuō
to cling fast
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Definition
1. to make to grow to : metaphorically to make sure, confirm , (Aeschulus Tragicus)
2. Pass. or Mid., to grow to or upon , with dative, (Euripides):—;metaphorically to cling to , τῷ προσφὺς ἐχόμην (Odyssey by Homer); and absolute, προσφῦσα (Iliad by Homer); of a fish, τὠγκίστρῳ ποτεφύετο (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) (ML)
2. Pass. or Mid., to grow to or upon , with dative, (Euripides):—;metaphorically to cling to , τῷ προσφὺς ἐχόμην (Odyssey by Homer); and absolute, προσφῦσα (Iliad by Homer); of a fish, τὠγκίστρῳ ποτεφύετο (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) (ML)