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ἀπαντλέω

ἀπαντλέω, to draw off water from a ship’s hold

ἀπαντλ-έω,
  • draw off from, ἀ. χθονὸς ὕβρισμα θνητῶν E. Or. 1641; lighten, τί σοι οἷοί τε θνητοὶ τῶνδʼ ἀπαντλῆσαι πόνων; A. Pr. 84; ἀ. τὸ ὑγρόν Arist. Pr. 870b16; opp. ἐπιχέω, Pl. R. 407d.
    • II c. acc. only, lighten, lessen, βάρος ψυχῆς E. Alc. 354; τῶν ἐγκαλουμένων ἀπηντληκώς τι having shed some of his faults, Phld. Lib. p.35 O.:—in Pass., Ph. 1.266, Plu. Alex. 57.

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