ἀνακρούω (anakrouō)
anakrouō
to play music
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Definition
1. to push back, stop short, check , ἵππον χαλινῶι (Xenophon Historicus)
2. Mid., ἀνακρούεσθαι πρύμνην to put one's ship astern, by backing water, (Aristophanes Comicus); so ἀνακρούεσθαι alone, (Thucydides); also, ἐπὶ πρύμνην ἀν., (Herdotus Historicus):—;metaphorically to put back , (Plato Philosophus)
3. in Music, to strike up , (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) (ML)
2. Mid., ἀνακρούεσθαι πρύμνην to put one's ship astern, by backing water, (Aristophanes Comicus); so ἀνακρούεσθαι alone, (Thucydides); also, ἐπὶ πρύμνην ἀν., (Herdotus Historicus):—;metaphorically to put back , (Plato Philosophus)
3. in Music, to strike up , (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) (ML)