σκολύπτειν
ἐὰν ταῖς γλώσσαις τῶν ἀνθρώπων λαλῶ καὶ τῶν ἀγγέλων, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, γέγονα χαλκὸς ἠχῶν ἢ κύμβαλον ἀλαλάζον → though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels and have not charity I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal
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Grammatical information: v.
Meaning: ἐκτίλλειν, κολούειν; σκολύψαι κολοῦσαι, κολοβῶσαι; ἀνασκολύψας γυμνώσας H.
Other forms: Beside σκολύβρα σκυθρωπή H. we have σκολύφρα σκυθρωπή, σκληρά, ἐργώδης, δυσχερής.
Compounds: Often with ἀπο- to skin, to strip off, to circumcise (Archil. 124, S. Fr. 423, Ael. Dion. a.o.); details in Debrunner IF 21, 212 and Pearson on the place in Soph.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Formation like δρύπτω, καλύπτω (hardly denominative with Schwyzer 705); popular-expressiv to the group of σκάλλω (s. v.). The formally close σκολύφρα σκυθρωπή, σκληρά, ἐργώδης, δυσχερής is semant. far off. -- A cognate formation may be found in σκόλυθρον (s. v.). -- The variation of -βρ-\/-φρ- ) points to a Pre-Greek form (Furnée 171), whatever its relation to σκολύπτειν. Note also the form with κολοβ-.
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σκολύπτειν: {skolúptein}
Grammar: v.
Meaning: ἐκτίλλειν, κολούειν; σκολύψαι· κολοῦσαι, κολοβῶσαι; ἀνασκολύψας· γυμνώσας H.;
Composita : öfter mit ἀπο- ‘abhäuten, ab- streifen, beschneiden’ (Archil. 124, S. Fr. 423, Ael. Dion. u.a.); Einzelheiten bei Debrunner IF 21, 212 und Pearson zur Soph.st.
Etymology : Bildung wie δρύπτω, καλύπτω (schwerlich denominativ mit Schwyzer 705); volkstümlichexpressiv zur Sippe von σκάλλω (s. d.). Das formal anklingende σκολύφρα· σκυθρωπή, σκληρά, ἐργώδης, δυσχερής liegt begrifflich fern. —Eine verwandte Bildung scheint in σκόλυθρον enthalten zu sein (s. d.).
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