μάσσω
μάσσω, to knead
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μάττοντʼ Verb: present active indicative 3rd plural, Verb: present active participle masculine accusative singular, Verb: present active participle masculine dative singular, Verb: present active participle neuter dative singular, Verb: present active participle neuter nominative plural, Verb: present active participle neuter vocative plural, Verb: present active participle neuter accusative plural, Verb: present active participle masculine nominative dual, Verb: present active participle masculine vocative dual, Verb: present active participle masculine accusative dual, Verb: present active participle neuter nominative dual, Verb: present active participle neuter vocative dual, Verb: present active participle neuter accusative dual, Verb: present middle-passive indicative 3rd plural, Verb: imperfect middle-passive indicative 3rd plural of μάσσω
- knead, press into a mould, esp. of barley-cakes which were subsequently moistened and eaten without baking (cf. μακτός), S. l.c., Ar. Pax 14; μᾶζαν μεμαχότος Id. Eq. 55 (also in Med., Hdt. l.c., Ar. Nu. 788); ἐκ μὲν τῶν κριθῶν ἄλφιτα . ., ἐκ δὲ τῶν πυρῶν ἄλευρα, τὰ μὲν πέψαντες, τὰ δὲ (viz. ἄλφιτα) μάξαντες Pl. l.c.: metaph., μάττειν ἐπινοίας Ar. Eq. 539:—Med., εὐλόγου<ς> αἰτίας ματτόμενον Pall. in Hp. Fract. 12.286 C.:—Pass., μᾶζα μεμαγμένη Archil. 2; μᾶζαν ὑπʼ ἐμοῦ μεμ. Ar. Eq. 57, cf. 1167; σῖτος μεμαγμένος dough ready kneaded (or pressed into cakes), Th. l.c., cf. Ar. Pax 28; ὅστις ἀλφιτοσιτεῖ, ὕδατι μεμαγμένην (μεμιγ- codd.) ἀεὶ τὴν μᾶζαν ἐσθίει prob. cj. in X. Cyr. 6.2.28, cf. Agathocl. 6.
- II wipe, ῥοδόπηχυς Ἠὼς μαξαμέ[νη χεῖρας?] Inscr.Prien. 287; cf. εἰσμάσσομαι.
- III take the impression of, cling close to, Med. c. acc., AP l.c.
1) betasten, berühren (s. *μάω); so ἐμάξατο, Agath. 9 (V.296), vgl. die Kompp. Bes. mit den Händen drücken, quetschen, kneten, den Teig, Her. 1.200 ; Ar. a.a.O., der auch γογγύλη μεμαγμένη, Pax 28, u. übertr. kom. ἐπινοίας sagt, Eq. 537 ; μᾶζα μεμαγμένη, Archil. 56 ; σῖτον μεμαγμένον, Thuc. 4.16 ; ἄλευρα τὰ μὲν πέψαντες, τὰ δὲ μάξαντες, Plat. Rep. II.372b ; Xen. Oec. 10.11 u. Folgde. Bei Ar. auch im med., μάττεσθαι τὰ ἄλφιτα, Nub. 778 ; – βίος μεμαγμένος, sprichw. = ἀληλεσμένος, Zenob. 1.21 Diog. 1.17. – Damit hangen μᾶζα, μάγειρος, μάκτρα u. ähnl. zusammen.
2) streichen, wischen, sowohl abwischen als beschmieren, bestreichen, VLL Gebräuchlicher in den Kompp. Davon kommt μαγεύς, μαγδαλιά u. ä.
- Ito handle, touch, in Mid., Anth.: cf. ἐπιμαίομαι.
- IIto work with the hands, to knead dough, Lat. pinso, Ar.; also in Mid., Hdt., Ar.; metaph., μάττειν ἐπινοίας Ar.:—Pass., μᾶζα ὑπʼ ἐμοῦ μεμαγμένη Ar.; σῖτος μεμαγμένος dough ready kneaded, Thuc.