ἀπομάκτης
From LSJ
Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
English (LSJ)
ου, ὁ,
A one who wipes, rubs, or cleans, Com.Adesp.589, AB431; esp. in magical rites, Poll.7.188.
German (Pape)
[Seite 314] ὁ, der Abwischer, Reiniger, Soph. frg. 32 B. A. 431.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀπομάκτης: -ου, ὁ, ὁ ἀποσπογγίζων, τρίβων ἢ καθαρίζων, Σοφ. Ἀποσπ. 32, Α. Β. 431· ἰδίως ἐπὶ μαγικῶν τελετῶν , Πολυδ. Ζ΄, 188, ἔνθα καὶ θηλ. ἀπομάκτρια.
