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ἐξομόργνυμι

ἐξομόργνυμι, to wipe off from

ἐξομόρ-γνῡμι, fut. ἐξομόρξω,
  • wipe off from, ἐκ δʼ ὄμορξον στόματος πέλανον E. Or. 219:—Med., wipe off from, purge away a pollution, νασμοῖσι with water, Id. Hipp. 653; αἷμα ἐξομόρξασθαι πέπλοις wipe off blood on your garments, Id. HF 1399, cf. El. 502.
    • II metaph., ἐξομόρξασθαί τινι μωρίαν wipe off oneʼs folly on another, i.e. give him part of it, Id. Ba. 344, parodied by Ar. Ach. 843.
      • 2 = ἀπομάττομαι, stamp or imprint upon, ἃ ἑκάστη ἡ πρᾶξις αὐτοῦ ἐξωμόρξατο εἰς τὴν ψυχήν Pl. Grg. 525a, cf. Lg. 775d, prob. in Chaerem. 14.15.

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