πρίω

A. πρῖε S. Fr. 897, Ar. Ra. 927: impf. ἔπιον(ἐξ‐) Th. 7.25 : aor. ἔπισα Hp. VC 14, Th. 4.100: pf. πέπρικα(ἐμ‐) D.S. 17.92:—Med., Babr. 28.8, Luc. DMeretr. 12.2:— Pass., fut. πρισθήσομαι Aen.Tact. 19: aor. ἐπρίσθην Hp. Epid. 5.16, 27: pf. πέπρισμαι Id. VC 15, Dsc. 4.65, (δια‐) Pl. Smp. 193a, (ἐκ‐) Ar. Pax 1135 (dub.):—saw, π. δίχα saw asunder, Th. 4.100; π. τὸν ἐλέφαντα Luc. Hist.Conscr. 51: abs., prob. in Ar. V. 694:—Pass., κέρατα ὅταν πρισθῇ Plu. 2.953b; χειρὸς . . πριομένης cut, abraded, Opp. H. 3.315.

2. in surgery, trephine, Hp. VC 12, al., Epid.II.cc.

3. pf. part. Pass. πεπρισμένος serrated, Dsc. 4.65.

II. π. ὀδόντας grind or gnash the teeth, in disease, Hp. Prog. 3; esp. with rage, μὴ πρῖε τοὺς ὀδ. Ar. Ra. 927; τὰς σιαγόνας πρίων Babr. 96.3:—Med., Luc. DMeretr. 12.2.

2. generally, bite, ὀδόντι πρῖε τὸ στόμα S. Fr. 897; [ἀμίαι] πρίουσι Opp. H. 2.575: metaph., θυμὸν ὀδὰξ πρίοντες Id. C. 4.139; ἐπί οἱ πρῖεν χόλον gnashed fury against him, A.R. 4.1671:—Pass., to be irritated, provoked, τινι by or at a thing, πριομένα κάλλει Γανυμήδεος AP 9.77 (Antip. Thess.); ἔνδοθεν δὲ πρίεται Men. 902; but μὴ πρίου is prob. f.l. for μὴ πρήθου (cj. Bgk.) in Babr. 28.8.

3. cut off syllables, Anon.Rhythm. Oxy. 220 viii 3.

III. seize as with the teeth, grip, bind fast, ζωστῆρι πρισθεὶς ἱππικῶν ἐξ ἀντύγων S. Aj. 1030, cf. ἐκ 1.6. [ι: ι only in later Poets, ἀπέπρισε AP 11.14 (Ammian.).]