ἐξακανθίζω
From LSJ
αἰτήσεις ἀκοὐεις σῶν ἱκετῶν· ταχἐως συνδραμεῖς ἀναπαὐων εὐεργετῶν· ἰάματα παρἐχεις, Ἱερἀρχα, τῇ πρὀς Θεὀν παρρησἰᾳ κοσμοὐμενος → You hear the prayers of your suppliants; quickly you come to their assistance, bringing relief and benefits; you provide the remedies, Archbishop, since you are endowed with free access to God.
English (LSJ)
A pick out thorns: metaph., 'pick holes in', Cic.Att. 6.6.1.
German (Pape)
[Seite 865] entdornen. Dornen ausreißen, Theophr.; bei Cic. Att. 6, 6 = ausgrübeln.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐξᾰκανθίζω: ἐξάγω τὰς ἀκάνθας, μεταφ. ἐν Κικ. π. Ἀττ. 6. 6, 1.
Spanish (DGE)
cubrir de espinas, fig. denigrar, injuriar Cic.Att.121.1.
Greek Monolingual
ἐξακανθίζω (Α)
1. βγάζω τα αγκάθια
2. ανερευνώ.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < εξ + άκανθα κατά τα ρήματα σε -ίζω].
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἐξᾰκανθίζω: лишать шипов Cic.
