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μάσσω

μάσσω, to knead

μάσσω, S. Fr. 563; Att. μάττω Eup. 340: fut. μάξω Ar. Lys. 601 (anap.) (ἀνα- Od. 19.92): aor. ἔμαξα Pherecr. 183.2, Pl. R. 372b, Arist. Rh. 1416b31, Nic. Th. 952: pf. μέμᾰχα Ar. Eq. 55:—Med., fut. μάξομαι (ἐμμ-) Call. Dian. 124: aor. ἐμαξάμην Hdt. 1.200; poet. μαξάμην AP 5.295 (Agath.):—Pass., aor. 1 ἐμάχθην Aret. CD 2.12: aor. 2 ἐμάγην [ᾰ] (v. ἐκμ-): pf. μέμαγμαι Ar. Eq. 57, Th. 4.16: freq. in compds. with ἀπό, ἐκ:—
  • 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.

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