ἐπισύρω

A. drag or trail after one, τὼ πόδε D.L. 1.81 ; χλαμύδα λαμπράν Posidon. 36 J.:—Med., ποδήρεις χιτῶνας Luc. VH 2.46 ; φελλούς ib.45 ; φόρτον Porph. VP 25 ; γυναῖκας J. BJ 4.1.10 : —Pass., crawl or creep along, ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς X. Cyn. 5.13, cf.Ael. NA 2.23 ; to be drawn over, rub against, μήνιγγι Heliod. ap. Orib. 46.19.2 ; to be trailed on the ground, Ph. 2.148 ; to be protracted, Just. Nov. 42.1.2.

2. draw gently, τὸ πνεῦμα Alciphr. 3.12.

3. Med., draw over oneself, δέρμα αἰγός Longus 3.24.

b. draw up by friction, Steph. in Gal. 1.326D.

4. Pass., to be impeded in movements, Aret. SD 1.7.

II. c. acc., do in a slovenly, careless way, slur over, evade intentionally, τὰ πράγματα Lys,26.3 ; τὰς πράξεις Plb. 29.12.6 ; γραφήν D.H. 1.7 (v.l. ὑπο‐) ; βίον Jul. Gal. 43b (Pass.) : abs., ἐπισύροντες ἐροῦσι D. 20.131 ; ἐπισύρων γέγραφα Jul. Ep. 4 ; ἐ. ἐν ταῖς πράξεσι to be negligent, M.Ant. 8.51 ; καταφρονεῖν ὧν οὐκ οἶδεν καὶ ἐπισύρειν Porph. Abst. 2.53 : in this sense freq. in pf. part. Pass., slurred over, neglected, Plb. 16.20.3 ; τὸ ‐μένον [τῶν λέξεων] Phld. Rh. 1.49 S. ; γράμματα ἐπισεσυρμένα slovenly, hastily written, Luc. DMeretr. 10.3 ; φθέγγεσθαι ἐ. τι καὶ συνεχὲς καὶ ἐπίτροχον Id. Nav. 2 ; χρέμπτεσθαι ἐ. Ps.-Luc. Philopatr. 20 ; ἐ. καὶ ῥυπαρός slovenly and dirty, of a man, D.L. 1.81 ; ἐ. ἤθη lax morals, Procl. in Prm. p.553S. Adv. ἐπισεσυρμένως carelessly, Epict. Ench. 31, Sch.Ar. Ra. 1545.