συρράπτω

A. sew or stitch together, δέρματα νεύρῳ βοός Hes. Op. 544, cf. Hdt. 2.86, 4.64, Sor. Fasc. 46; τὴν ῥῖνα Hp. Morb. 2.36; ῥῆγμα Archipp. 38; [κοιλίαν], γαστέρα, IG 42(1).122.18,33 (Epid., iv B.C.); ς. τὰ στόματα τῶν ἀνθρώπων sew men's mouths up, i.e. stop their mouths, muzzle them, Pl. Euthd. 303e; τὰς ἐπιθυμίας ς. ταῖς ἀπολαύσεσι bring appetites into connexion with enjoyment, i.e. gratify them immediately, Plu. 2.565d; ς. ῥήματα πρὸς ἕκαστα Them. Or. 21.252d; ς. Βάκχον μηρῷ sew him up in . . , Nonn. D. 7.152.

II. metaph., put together, compose, of a treatise, Phld. Ind.Sto. 4 (Pass.); ς. τοιαῦτα form such machinations, dub. cj. for συνέγραψε in D.C. 38.14.