ἐκπέσσω
ἐκπέσσω, cook thoroughly
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ἐκπέσσει Verb: present middle-passive indicative 2nd singular, Verb: present active indicative 3rd singular of ἐκπέσσω
- cook thoroughly: hence,
- 1 of animals, digest or concoct food thoroughly, Hp. VM 22.
- 2 of plants, ripen, τὸν καρπόν Thphr. HP 2.2.4:—Pass., of nourishment, to be assimilated, Arist. Col. 799a11.
- 3 of eggs, hatch, Id. HA 562b18 (Pass.), al.
- 4 ripen, bring to a head, of an abscess, Dsc. Eup. 1.142.
I tr.
1 llevar a cocción el alimento en el organismo, digerir
οὔτ' ἐκπέσσει οὔτ' ἀφίησι
δι' ὀλιγότητα τῆς τροφῆς ἐκπεττομένης
• llevar a la completa maduración, hacer madurar abscesos
ἐκπέσσει δὲ φύματα ἁβρότονον ἑψηθέν
ὥστε μὴ ἐκπέττειν τὸν καρπόν (τὴν ἄμπελον)
2 fig. aliviar, mitigar
ἡ σιγὴ τὸ διοιδοῦν τῆς ψυχῆς ... ἐκπέττουσα
mitigando el silencio el dolor del alma
II intr. madurar, alcanzar la plena maduración
τὰ μὲν (μῆλα) γὰρ ἀφῄρηται, τὰ δὲ ἀνθεῖ, τὰ δὲ ἐκπέττει
• tb. en v. med.
τὰ ἄνθη ... ταχέως ἐκπέττεται
ἐκπέττεται τε καὶ ἐκλέπεται ἐντὸς εἴκοσιν ἡμερῶν τὸ γένομενον πρότερον τῶν ᾠῶν