λάπτω

English (LSJ)

fut. -ψω Il.16.161, (ἀπο-) Ar.Nu.811: aor.

   A ἔλαψα Epic. Alex.Adesp. 1.10, LXX Jd.7.5, (ἐξ-) Ar.Ach.1229: pf. λέλᾰφα Id.Fr. 598:—Med., fut. λάψομαι (ἐκ-) Id.Pax885: aor. ἐλαψάμην Pherecr. 95:—lap with the tongue, of wolves, λάψοντες γλώσσῃσιν . . μέλαν ὕδωρ Il.l.c., cf. LXX l.c., Plu.2.971a; πίνει τὰ καρχαρόδοντα λάπτοντα Arist.HA595a7; τῇ γλώττῃ λ. Ael.NA6.53; cf. κάπτω.    2 drink greedily, αἷμα λέλαφας Ar.Fr.l.c., cf. Epic.Alex.Adesp.l.c.; οἶνον Ath. 10.443e:—also in Med., λεπαστὴν λαψαμένοις gulp down, Pherecr. l.c.—In Ath.8.363a λαπάττειν shd. be restored for λάπτειν, unless it was an error of the writer, as in Eust.1413.3.