1. to dress, clothe, wrap up , (Pindar); ἔπηξα δ᾽ αὐτὸν εὖ περιστείλας I planted the sword having wrapt it well with earth , i. e. planted it firmly , (Sophocles Tragicus)

2. to dress or lay out a corpse, Lat. componere, (Odyssey by Homer), attic: simply, to bury , (Plato Philosophus)

3. metaphorically to wrap up, cloak, cover , τἄδικ᾽ εὖ π. (Euripides):—;Mid. τὰ σὰ περιστέλλου κακά (Euripides)

4. to take care of, protect, defend , (Herdotus Historicus); π. τοὺς νόμους to maintain the laws, (Herdotus Historicus); τὰ πάτρια (Demosthenes Orator); π. ἀοιδάν to uphold minstrelsy, (Pindar) (ML)