λιπαίνω

λῐπαίνω, aor. ἐλίπηνα Opp. H. 4.357, ἐλίπᾱνα Axionic. 4.10:—Med., aor. ἐλιπήνατο Euph. 9.9; part. λιπηνάμενος APl. 16.273 (Crin.):— Pass., aor. ἐκ-λιπανθῆναι Plu. Mar. 21: pf. λελίπασμαι Damocr. ap. Gal. 13.225:—

• oil, anoint, τὴν κεφαλὴν ἐλαίῳ Hp. Mul. 1.35; χρῶτα μύροις Anaxil. 18.1; χαρᾶς ὕπο σῶμα λ. ἱδρῶτι Aspasia ap. Ath. 5.219c; πάσμασι σῶμα λ. Axionic. l.c., cf. PMag.Osl. 1.212; of oiling the τόνοι in a machine to preserve them, Ph. Bel. 61.37:—Med., anoint oneself, AP l.c.
• • • 2 of rivers, make fat, enrich, χώραν ὕδασιν E. Ba. 575 (lyr.), cf. Hec. 454 (lyr.); of Sciron swallowed by a sea-tortoise, χέλυος . . ἐλιπήνατο λαιμόν Euph. l.c. (s. v.l.).
  • II intr., of the eyes, glisten with tears, Epicur. Fr. 120.

λῐπαίνω [λίπα] impf. mid. pass. ἐλιπαινόμην ‖ fut. λιπανῶ ‖ aor. ἐλίπᾱνα ‖ pf. mid. pass. λελίπασμαι ‖ aor. pass. ἐλιπάνθην ‖ fut. pass. λιπανθήσομαι Eus.¹ Is. 2.7.112

❶ act.
🄰 to anoint τι τινι sthg. with sthg. μύροις χρῶτα the body with ointments Anaxil. 18.1; τὴν κεφαλὴν ἐλαίῳ oneʼs head with oil Hp. Mul. 1.35 = ἐν ἐλαίῳ τὴν κεφαλήν VT Ps. 22.5 | to feed: αὐγὴν τῆς ἀρετῆς ἐλαίῳ λ. to feed the splendor of virtue with oil Meth. Symp. 10.2.265 ‖ to irrigate, moisten and hence make fertile Eur. Hec. 454; χώραν ὕδασι καλλίστοισι the district with its limpid waters Eur. Bac. 575 | τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς the eyes (with tears) Epic. 41 ‖ to make soft, sweeten VT Prov. 5.3

🄱 fig. to fatten VT Sir. 38.11, al. ‖ to adorn stylistically Io. HCor. 10.69C etc.

❷ mid. to anoint oneself Crinag. (AP 16.273.2) ‖ of pers. to fatten Memn. 4.7

❸ pass.
🄰 to be made wet: χαρᾶς ὕπο σῶμα λιπάνθη ἱδρῶτι the body was wet with sweat out of joy Ath. 5.219c

🄱 to be fattened Hsch. ‖ of pers. to fatten Memn. 4.2 VT Deut. 32.15

● aor. mid. 3. sg. ἐλιπήνατο Euphor. 9.9 | inf. act. λιπῆναι Syn. epist. 148 (p. 265.8 Garzya) | ptc. λιπήνας Opp. 4.357, mid. λιπηνάμενος AP l.c. ‖ poet. aor. pass. λιπάνθην Ath. l.c.

λιπαίνω, fett machen, düngen, χώραν ὕδασιν, von einem Flusse, Eur. Bacch. 575, wie Hec. 454 u. Lycophr. 886 ; – mit Fett einschmieren, einsalben, erst bei Sp. häufig, Opp. Hal. 4.357 ; χαρᾶς ὕπο σῶμα λιπαίνω ἱδρῶτι, Ath. V.219c, u. sonst ; auch im med., χεῖρα λιπηνάμενος, seine Hand gesalbt habend, Crinag. 16 (Plan. 273).

λιπαίνω λῐπαίνω, λίπος

• • • 1to oil, anoint: Mid. to anoint oneself, Anth.
    • 2of rivers, to make fat, enrich, Eur.