ἀποψύχω

ἀπο-ψύχω [ῡ]:—Pass., aor. ἀπεψύχθην and ἀπεψύχην [ῠ], v. infr., also ἀπεψύγην [ῠ] Hld. 2.3:—

• leave off breathing, faint, swoon, τὸν δὲ . . εἷλεν ἀποψύχοντα Od. 24.348; ἀ. ἀπὸ φόβου Ev.Luc. 21.26.
• • • 2 c. acc., ἀπέψυξεν βίον breathed out life, S. Aj. 1031; πνεῦμα AP 12.72 (Mel.): abs., expire, die, Th. 1.134, cf. LXX 4 Ma. 15.17, D.C. 43.11, al.; λεπτὸν ἀ. faintly breathing out his life, Bion 1.9:—also Pass., ἀποψύχεται Hp. Morb. 1.19: aor. 2 ἀπεψύχη A. Fr. 104.
  • II cool, chill, ὄψα Sosip. 54:—Pass. or Med., to be cooled, Hom. only in phrase ἱδρῶ ἀπεψύχοντο χιτώνων στάντε ποτὶ πνοιήν they got the sweat dried off their tunics, Il. 11.621; ἱδρῶ ἀποψυχθείς (by bathing) 21.561 (also in Act., ἱδρῶ ἀποψύχοντε Orph. A. 1091): generally, grow cold, Thphr. HP 4.7.3, etc.: metaph., ἀπεψυγμένοι πρὸς τὸ μέλλον cold and indifferent as to . ., Arist. Rh. 1383a4; ἀποψυχόμενοι shivering with terror, Arr. Epict. 4.1.145, cf. Alciphr. 2.2; but, to be refreshed, Phryn. PS p.27 B.
  • • 2 impers., ἀποψύχει it grows cool, ἐπειδὰν ἀποψύχῃ Pl. Phdr. 242a, ap. Phryn. PS p.45 B., sed leg. ἀποψυχῇ (aor. 2 Pass.).
  • III ἀποψύχειν· ἀποπατεῖν, ἀφοδεύειν, Hsch.; cf. ἀπόψυγμα.

ἀποψύχω, 1) zu atmen aufhören, ohnmächtig werden, Od. 24.348 ; aushauchen, βίον Soph. Aj. 1010 ; πνεῦμα Mel. 15 (XII. 72); ohne acc., sterben, Thuc. 1.134 ; Bion. 1.79 ; Alciphr. 3.72 ; ἀπεψύχη Aesch. frg. 90.
2) abkühlen, Sosip. Ath. IX.378f (v. 54); pass., erstarren, Luc. Vit.auct. 25 ; sich abkühlen, sich erholen, ἱδρῶ ἀπεψύχοντο, sie kühlten sich ab, trockneten sich den Schweiß ab, Il. 22.2 ; ἱδρῶ ἀπεψύχοντο χιτώνων 11.621 ; ἱδρῶ ἀποψυχθείς 21, 561 ; übertr., ἀπεψυγμένος πρός τι, kalt, gleichgültig gegen etwas, Arist. rhet. 2.5.
3) impers., ἐπειδὰν ἀποψίξῃ ἴωμεν Plat. Phaedr. 242a, wenn es sich abgekühlt hat, Bekker ἀποψυχῇ.

ἀποψύχω

[in (1) ἀπο- 6, in(2) ἀπο- 7 (with, in b, admixture of ὰπο- 1) + ψύχω in sense to dry.]

Aor. pple. pass. ἀποψυχθείς Il. 21.561.

• • 1

    To lack breath, faint Od. 24.348.

  • 2

    To dry.

    In pass.

  • • a

      To get or become dry: ἱδρῶ ἀποψυχθείς (acc. of respect) Il. 21.561. Cf. Il. 22.2.

    • b

      Sim., to get (the sweat) dried off (one’s garments).

      With genit.: χιτώνων Il. 11.621.

ἀποψύχω , aor. pass. part. ἀποψῡχθείς: leave off breathing; dry off, cool off; εἷλεν ἀποψύχοντα, ‘fainting’ (opp. ἐπεὶ ἄμπνῡτο), Od. 24.348; ἱδρῶ ἀπεψύχοντο χιτώνων, | στάντε ποτὶ πνοιήν, Il. 11.621, Il. 22.2; pass., ἱδρῶ ἀποψῡχθείς, Il. 21.561.

ἀποψύχω

• • Ito leave off breathing, to faint, swoon, Od., NTest.
  • • 2c. acc., ἀπέψυξεν βίον breathed out life, Soph.: absol., like ἀποπνέω, Lat. exspiro, to expire, die Thuc.
  • IIto cool:— Pass., ἱδρῶ ἀπεψύχοντο χιτώνων they got the sweat dried off their tunics, Il.; ἱδρῶ ἀποψυχθείς Il.; metaph., ἀπεψυγμένοι cold, indifferent, Arist.
  • • 2impers., ἀποψύχει it grows, cool, the air cools, Plat.