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ἀπομόργνυμι

ἀπομόργνυμι, to wipe off

ἀπομόργ-νῡμι, fut. -μόρξω,
  • wipe off or away from, ἀπʼ ἰχῶ χειρὸς ὀμόργνυ Il. 5.416; αἷμʼ ἀπομόργνυ ib. 798; πεύκης ἀπὸ δάκρυʼ ὀμ. v.l. in Nic. Al. 547:— Med., wipe off from oneself, ἀπομορξαμένω κονίην Il. 23.739; ἀπομόρξατο δάκρυ wiped away his tears, Od. 17.304; ἀφρὸν ἀπὸ στομάτων Mosch. 2.96; abs. in same sense, ἀπομόρξασθαι Ar. Ach. 706; ἀ. ἱδρῶτα ib. 696:—Pass., τὴν ὀργὴν ἀπομορχθείς having my anger wiped off, Id. V. 560; ἀπωμοργμένος rubbed bare, Arist. Phgn. 810b3.
      • 2 wipe clean, σπόγγῳ δʼ ἀμφὶ πρόσωπα . . ἀπομόργνυ Il. 18.414:—Med., ἀπομόρξατο χερσὶ παρειάς wiped her cheeks, Od. 18.200.

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