- ὀκλάζω
- to kneel
- to crouch down on one's hams, to squat , [5th/4th c.BC]: ἐς γόνυ ὀκλάσας δέχεται τῇ σαρίσσῃ τὴν ἐπέλασιν, of a soldier waiting an attack, [Refs 2nd c.AD]; of a weary traveller, [Refs 5th c.BC]:—;c. acc., ὀκλ. τὰ ὀπίσθια, τοὺς προσθίους to bend their hind or fore legs, [5th/4th c.BC]
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