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ἀποσήπομαι

ἀποσήπομαι, to lose by mortification

ἀποσήπομαι, Pass., aor. ἀπεσάπην [ᾰ] Hp. Aph. 6.58: fut. -σᾰπήσομαι Id. Prorrh. 2.1: with pf. Act. ἀποσέσηπα (v. infr.):—
  • lose by rotting or mortification, ὑπὸ τοὺς ψύχους τῶν ποδῶν ἀποσεσηπότες having lost the toes by frost-bite, X. An. 4.5.12, cf. 5.8.15, Luc. Ind. 6.
      • 2 of water, throw off impurities by boiling, joined with ἀφέψεσθαι, Hp. Aër. 8.
    • II causal in Act., cause to putrefy, remove by putrefaction, Id. Haem. 2; ράλα Id. Gland. 17; τινὰ ἐκ τοῦ σώματος Gal. 11.820, cf. Aë.1.18.

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