ἀποξύω
ἀποξύω, to strip off
- = ἀποξέω, scrape off, τι Thphr. HP 9.4.4; τὸν καττίτερον IG 7.303.15 (Oropus), cf. Dsc. 5.79:—Med., φάρμακον D.Chr. 32.44: abs., scrape oneself, Plin. HN 34.62.
- 2 metaph., strip off as it were a skin, γῆρας ἀποξύσας θήσει νέον Il. 9.446, cf. Nosti Fr. 6; κόρυζαν ἀποξύσας (prob. f.l. for ἀπομύξας) Luc. Nav. 45; τὸ ἐρυθριᾶν ἀ. τοῦ προσώπου v.l. in Id. Vit.Auct. 10: so in Pass., ἀπέξυσται τὴν αἰδῶ τοῦ προσώπου Alciphr. 3.40:—Med., scrape off, φάρμακον D.Chr. 32.44.
1 arrancar rascando
τὸν λιβανωτὸν ... ἀποξύειν σιδήροις
τὸν καττίτερον
ἀπόξυε ... τὸν ἰόν
κάρφος ἀποξύσας
τὸ ἀποξυόμενον ἔνθεμα
• limpiar rascando
τὴν οἰκίαν ἔσωθεν
λίθους ἀπεξυσμένους
• quitar, limpiar
κόρυζαν
• fig. despojar de
γῆρας
τὸ ἐρυθριᾶν ἀπόξυσον τοῦ προσώπου
borra de tu rostro el pudorτὴν αἰδῶ τῶν προσώπων ἀπέξυσται
2 en v. med. arrancarse, quitarse
ἀποξυσάμενοι τὸ φάρμακον
• abs. rascarse Plin.HN 34.62.
3 afilar, terminar en punta en v. pas.
ἀπεξυσμένα τὰ ὦτα
[ἀπο- 1.]
To scrape off. Fig.: γῆρας ἀποξύσας Il. 9.446.
- to strip off as it were a skin, Il.