πέσσω

πέσσω, Il. 4.513 (no other tense in Hom. exc. in the compd. καταπέσσω), Att. πέττω, later πέπτω Arist. Ph. 259b12, (ἐκ-) Plu. QConv. 2.683d, corrupted in Ath. 3.83fcod. A: fut. πέψω Ar. Fr. 202 (cj. for πέμψω): aor. ἔπεψα Pherecr. 183, Pl. R. 372b, (κατα-) Il. 1.81:—Med. (v. infr.), aor. ἐπεψάμην Hegem. ap. Ath. 15.698f:—Pass., fut. πεφθήσομαι Arist. Pr. 927b31, Gal. 1.634: aor. ἐπέφθην Herm. in Phdr. p.93 A., v.l. in Hp. Acut.(Sp.) 67, Arist. Pr. 864a32: pf. Pass. πέπεμμαι Hp. Dent. 26, Ar. Pax 869:—

• soften, ripen, or change by means of heat:
• • I of the West wind, ripen fruit, Od. 7.119: generally, bring to maturity, Arist. GA 780b10; also ὅταν [ὁ ἥλιος] ὑγρὸν ὄντα τὸν ἀέρα πέττῃ καὶ διακρίνῃ Id. Pr. 944a13.
  • II by the action of fire, cook, dress, esp. bake, σιτία Hdt. 8.137; ἄρτους Ar. Ra. 505; τὰ μὲν πέψαντες τὰ δὲ μάξαντες Pl. R. 372b:—Pass., σιτία σφί ἐστι ἱρὰ πεσσόμενα Hdt. 2.37; ὁ πλακοῦς πέπεπται Ar. Pax 869; ἄρτον εὖ πεπεμμένον Id. Pl. 1136:—Med., πέσσεσθαι πέμματα bake oneself cakes, Hdt. 1.160.
  • • 2 distribute largess of cooked food, IGRom. 4.1638 (Philadelphia); cf. πέψις.
  • III by the action of the stomach, digest, κοιλίαι πέσσουσι Hp. VM 11, cf. Arist. GA 718b21, PA 677b31, al.; opp. κατεργάζεσθαι (chew), Plu. Eum. 11:—Pass., τὸ σηπτὸν περίττωμα τοῦ πεφθέντος ἐστίν Arist. GA 762a15, cf. Mete. 381b12; of milk, etc., to be concocted, Id. GA 776a26, 777a7.
  • • • b οἶνος π. τὰ σῖτα promotes the digestion of food, Ath. 1.26a.
    • 2 metaph., of diseases, πέσσεται νοῦσος is ‘concocted’, comes to a crisis, Hp. Acut. 42.
    • 3 metaph., also, mostly in bad sense, χόλον πέσσειν nurse, brood over oneʼs wrath, ἀλλʼ ἐπὶ νηυσὶ χόλον θυμαλγέα πέσσει Il. 4.513, cf. 9.565 (but, digest, i. e. allow to cool down, in Arist. EN 1126a24); κήδεα π. Il. 24.617, 639; αἰεί Philet. 1; βέλος πέσσειν have a dart in one to brood over, Il. 8.513; γέρα πεσσέμεν gorge himself on them, 2.237 (later, simply, enjoy, θρεπτήρια A.R. 1.283); also ἀκίνδυνον αἰῶνα πέσσειν lead a sodden life of ease, Pi. P. 4.186. (I.-E. peqṷ-, cf. Skt. pácati ‘cook’, Lat. coquo, Slav. peką ‘I bake’.)

πέσσω, att. -ττω ; Hom. nur praes.; Folgde fut. πέψω, dem die spätere Präsensform πέπτω entspricht, perf. pass. πέπεμμαι, πεπέφθαι;
1) erweichen ;
   a) von der Sonne, die Früchte zur Reife bringen, zeitigen, Od. 7.119 (vgl. πέπων, πεπαίνω).
   b) am Feuer weich machen, kochen, wie ἕψω, Her. 8.137 ; kneten, den Teig auswirken, backen, ἔπεττεν ἄρτους, Ar. Ran. 506 ; πόπανα πέττεται, Eccl. 843 ; ὁ πλακοῦς πέπεπται, Pax 834 ; τὰ μὲν πέψαντες, τὰ δὲ μάξαντες, Plat. Rep. II.372b ; im med., πέσσεσθαι πέμματα, sich Kuchen backen, Her. 1.160 ; Folgde überall ; ὁ ζέφυρος τὸν ἀέρα θερμαίνων πέττει καὶ διακρίνει, erwärmend macht er die Luft weich od. bringt sie in Gährung, Arist. Probl. 26.35.
   c) auf organischem Wege verdauen, concoquere, Plut. Eum. 11, qu.nat. 22 u. a.Sp.
2) übertr., χόλον πέσσειν, den Zorn in sich fressen, verschlucken u. verdauen, Il. 4.513, 9.565 ; dah. ihn nicht ausbrechen lassen od. äußern, vgl. Arist. eth. 4.5 ; eben so κήδεα, Sorgen in sich verschließen u. gleichsam verarbeiten, Il. 24.617, 639 ; ἄλγεα, Philet. 1. – Auch sonst übertr., γέρα πεσσέμεν, Geschenke verschlingen u. verdauen, sie in Behaglichkeit genießen, Il. 2.237 ; so αἰῶνα πέσσειν, Pind. P. 4.186, das Leben in behaglicher Ruhe genießen, wie θρεπτήρια πέσσω, Ap.Rh. 1.238. – Aber βέλος πέσσειν ist = den Pfeil verdauen, od. die Pfeilwunde heilen, pflegen, Il. 8.513.

πέσσω

[πεπ-. Later πέπτω. Cf. πέπων.]

(κατα-)

• • 1

    To ripen, bring to maturity Od. 7.119.

  • 2

    To digest. Fig. : γέρα πεσσέμεν (to brood over them, enjoy them) Il. 2.237, χόλον πέσσει (πέσσων) (nurses (nursing) it, keeps (keeping) it warm) Il. 4.513, Il. 9.565, ὥς τις βέλος πέσσῃ (may hug his wound) Il. 8.513, κήδεα πέσσει (πέσσω) (broods (brood) upon them, dwells (dwell) upon them) Il. 24.617, 639.

πέσσω

• 1nurse, foster met. τὰν ἀκίνδυνον παρὰ ματρὶ μένειν αἰῶνα πέσσοντʼ P. 4.186

πέσσω , inf. πεσσέμεν: make mellow, ripen, Od. 7.119; fig., digest, then met., χύλον, ‘brood over,’ ‘coddle,’ Il. 4.513, Il. 9.565; κήδεα, ‘swallow,’ Il. 24.617, ; γέρᾱ, ‘enjoy,’ Il. 2.237; βέλος, ‘chew on,’ ‘nurse’ the wound, Il. 8.513.

πέσσω

• to soften, ripen or change, by means of heat:
• • Iof the sun, to ripen fruit, Od.; cf. πεπαίνω.
  • IIby the action of fire, to cook, dress, bake, Hdt., Ar.:—Pass., Hdt.:—Mid., πέσσεσθαι πέμματα to cook oneself cakes, Hdt.
  • IIIof the stomach, to digest, like Lat. concoquere, Arist.
  • • 2metaph., χόλον πέσσειν to cherish or nurse oneʼs wrath, Lat. fovere, Il.; βέλος πέσσειν to have a dart in one to nurse, Il.; but in good sense, γέρα πεσσέμεν to enjoy them, Il.; also, ἀκίνδυνον αἰῶνα πέσσειν to lead a sodden life of ease, Pind.