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κουφίζω

κουφίζω, to be light

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κουφιοῦντα future active participle neuter nominative plural, future active participle neuter vocative plural, future active participle neuter accusative plural, future active participle masculine accusative singular of κουφίζω

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κουφ-ίζω, Att. fut. -ῐῶ S. Aj. 1287: pf. κεκούφικα OGI 90.12 (Rosetta, ii B. C.):
    • I to be light, κουφίζουσαν ἄρουραν Hes. Op. 463, cf. E. Hel. 1555; of a sufferer, to be relieved, κουφίζειν δοκῶ S. Ph. 735, cf. Hp. Aph. 2.27.
    • II trans., lighten, make light, τὸ κενὸν ἐμπεριλαμβανόμενον κ. τὰ σώματα Arist. Cael. 309a6:—Pass., Id. PA 663b13: hence,
      • 1 lift up, raise, S. Ant. 43, Tr. 1025 (lyr.); αἴρων κουφιῶ σʼ ἐγώ Ar. Av. 1762 (lyr.); ἀσπίδʼ ἀμφὶ βραχίονι κουφίζων E. Ph. 121 (lyr.); ἅλμα κουφιεῖν make a light leap, S. Aj. l.c.; κ. πήδημα E. El. 861 (lyr.); δύστηνον αἰώρημα κουφίζω, = δύστηνος αἰωροῦμαι, Id. Supp. 1047:—Pass., to be lifted up, soar, [τῷ πτερῷ] ᾧ ψυχὴ κουφίζεται Pl. Phdr. 248c, cf. 249a; σώματα -όμενα ὑπὸ τοῦ κύματος Jul. Or. 1.27c.
      • 2 lighten of a load, ὄχλου πλήθους τε κ. χθόνα lighten earth of a multitude, E. Hel. 40; κουφισθεὶς τοῦ βάρους Thphr. HP 4.16.2: abs., lighten ships of their cargo, τῷ ταχυναυτοῦντι κουφίσαντες προσβάλλειν Th. 6.34; κουφισθεισῶν τῶν νεῶν Plb. 20.5.11, cf. 1.60.8.
        • b of persons, relieve from burdens, X. Mem. 2.7.1, Cyr. 6.3.24; τὸν δῆμον τῶν εἰσφορῶν D.S. 13.64, cf. IG 12(7).506.16 (Amorgos, iii B. C.); τόκων τοὺς χρεωφειλέτας Plu. Caes. 37; relieve (contractors), Plb. 6.17.5; τῆς ὑπερηφανίας Phld. Vit. p.16 J.; κ. τοὺς νοσοῦντας Plu. Suav. 2.1106c:—Pass., to be relieved, ὅταν σῶμα κουφισθῇ νόσου from . ., E. Or. 43; τοῦ πάθους Arist. Pr. 873b22; λέξασα κουφισθήσομαι ψυχήν E. Med. 473: fut. Med. κουφιεῖσθαι in pass. sense, Aristid. 2.145 J.: metaph., τῇ τῶνδε εὐκλείᾳ κουφίζεσθε feel your burdens lightened by . ., Th. 2.44; κουφίζονται οἱ λυπούμενοι Arist. EN 1171a29, cf. Pol. 1342a14; ἐλπίδι κ. ματαίᾳ Ael. NA 11.33.
      • 3 c. acc. rei, lighten, assuage, ἀλγηδόνας E. Fr. 573; συμφορὰς λόγῳ κ. D. 60.35; κ. ἔρωτα Theoc. 23.9; τὸ πάθος Plu. Alex. 52; τὰ ὀφλήματα Id. Praec. 2.807d: abs., give or procure relief, κ. οὐδέν, ἀλλά . . Hp. Epid. 1.7, cf. Arist. GA 725b9:—Pass., νομίζοντες κεκουφίσθαι τὸν πόλεμον αὐτοῖς Plb. 1.17.2.
        • b cancel a debt, POxy. 126.8 (vi A. D.), etc.:—Med., PMasp. 95.10 (vi A. D.).
      • 4 ἑαυτοὺς κ. cheapen themselves, dub. in Epicur. Nat. 112 G.
      • 5 subtract, ἀπὸ τῶν μοιρῶν Heph.Astr. 2.1.

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