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Etym. δραμοῦμαι and ἔδραμον from Root ΔΡΕΜ or ΔΡΑΜ
I. "to run", Lat. curro, Hom., etc.:—of horses, Il.:—of things, "to run, move quickly", Hom., etc.
II. c. acc. loci, "to run over", Eur., Xen.
III. c. acc. cogn., τρ. δρόμον, ἀγῶνα "to run" a course, a heat, Eur., etc.: often metaph., ἀγῶνα δρ. "to run" a risk, id=Eur.; πολλοὺς ἀγῶνας δραμεῖν περὶ σφέων αὐτέων "to run" many risks for their lives, Hdt.:—sometimes the acc. is omitted, τρ. περὶ ἑωυτοῦ "to run the risk" of his life, id=Eur.; τρ. περὶ τῆς νίκης Xen.
2. παρ᾽ ἓν πάλαισμα ἔδραμε νικᾶν he was within one bout of carrying off the victory, Hdt.