Lexicon / G8712
περαίνω
perainō
  • to achieve

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Glosses: to achieve

1. to bring to an end, finish, accomplish, execute , [variant datesTragica Adespota, etc.:—;Pass. to be brought to an end, be finished , πάντα πεπείρανται (Odyssey by Homer): to be fulfilled, accomplished , (Euripides) etc.

2. in speaking, to end a discourse, finish speaking, (Aeschulus Tragicus), etc.

3. to repeat from beginning to end , (Aristophanes Comicus):—; to relate , (Euripides)

4. absolute to effect one's purpose , especially with a negative, οὐδὲν π. to come to no issue, do no good, make no progress , (Euripides)

5. intransitive to make way, reach or penetrate , (Aeschulus Tragicus)

6. intransitive to come to an end, end , (Plutarch) (ML)