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ἀπομάσσω

ἀπομάσσω, to wipe clean

ἀπομάσσω, Att. ἀπομάττω,
  • wipe off, δάκρυα χλαμύδι Plb. 15.26.3, cf. Plu. Rom. 21:—Med., wipe off oneself, ὕδατος ἄχνην Call. Del. 14; τὸν κονιορτόν τισι Ev.Luc. 10.11; wipe, τι POxy. 1381.133: abs., dry oneself, Jul. Or. 6.203b.
      • 2 wipe clean, esp. in magical ceremonies, ἀπομάττων [αὐτοὺς] τῷ πηλῷ καὶ τοῖς πιτύροις D. 18.259, cf. Luc. Nec. 7, Hsch. s. vv. μαγίδες, μαγμόν: —Med., wipe for oneself, Ἀχιλλείων ἀπομάττει you wipe your hands on the finest bread, Ar. Eq. 819; χεῖρας χειρομάκτρῳ ἀ. Ath. 9.410b: abs., wipe oneʼs mouth, Eratosth. 30; of a serpent, ἀ. τὸν ἰόν get rid of its poison, Arist. Fr. 372.
    • II wipe off or level corn in a measure with a strickle: hence χοίνικα ἀ. give scant measure, Luc. Nav. 25; κενεὰν ἀπομάξαι (sc. χοίνικα) level an empty measure, i.e. labour in vain, Theoc. 15.95.
    • III take an impression of, ἔν τισι τῶν μαλακῶν σχήματα ἀ. Pl. Ti. 50e:—Med., model, as a sculptor, Philostr. VA 6.19, APl. 16.120 (Arch. or Asclep.): metaph., take impressions, ὅθεν ἡμὴ φρὴν ἀπομαξαμένη Ar. Ra. 1040; τὰς ἰδέας Gal. 18(2).655; ἀ. παρʼ ἀλλήλων one from another, Arist. EN 1172a12: generally, copy, imitate, D.H. Vett.Cens. 3.2; ἤθεα ἀ. τεκούσης Nonn. D. 46.18, cf. 48.229: c. gen., model oneself upon, Call. Epigr. 27 Pf.

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