ε3240Ἐσφηκόωντο
they were being cinched
Also [sc. attested is] "to be cinched", [meaning] to be tied. Also [sc. attested is] "[he/she/it] was being cinched", [meaning] was being tied.
Ἐσφηκόωντο. καὶ Ἐσφηκῶσθαι, δεδέσθαι. καὶ Ἐσφήκωτο, ἐδέδετο.