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κτενίζω

κτενίζω, to comb, curry

κτεν-ίζω,
  • comb, τινα Anaxil. 39, cf. PSI 4.404.4 (Pass., iii B.C.); curry horses, ψήκτραισιν ἵππων τρίχας E. Hipp. 1174: metaph., ὁ δὲ Πλάτων τοὺς ἑαυτοῦ διαλόγους κτενίζων καὶ βοστρυχίζων D.H. Comp. 25:—Med., κτενίζεσθαι τὰς κόμας comb oneʼs hair, Hdt. 7.208: so abs., Ar. Fr. 603, Antiph. 148.4:—Pass., ἐκτενισμένος with oneʼs hair combed, Archil. 165, cf. Semon. 7.65; εἰ κτενισθείη Hippiatr. 94.

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