φράσσω
Etym. Root ΦΡΑΓ
I. "to fence in, hedge round", esp. for protection or defence, "to fence, secure, fortify", φράξε [τὴν σχεδίην] ῥίπεσσι "he fenced" the raft with mats, Od.:—Mid., φράξαντο νῆας "they fenced in their" ships, Il.; φραξάμενοι τὴν ἀκρόπολιν Hdt.; but, ἐφράξαντο τὸ τεῖχος "they strengthened" it, id=Hdt.; absol. "to strengthen one's fortifications", Thuc.:—Pass., φραχθέντες σάκεσιν "fenced" with shields, Il.; absol., πεφραγμένοι "fenced, fortified, prepared for defence", Hdt., Thuc.
II. "to put up as a fence", φράξαντες δόρυ δουρί, σάκος σάκεϊ "joining" spear "close" to spear, shield to shield (so as to make a fence), Il.; φράξαντες τὰ γέρρα "having put up" the shields "as a fence", Hdt.
2. in Xen., of dogs, "to put down the tail".
III. "to stop up, block", τὴν ὁδόν Hdt.; τοὺς ἔσπλους Thuc.
2. metaph. "to bar, stop": Pass., ἵνα πᾶν στόμα φραγῆι NTest.