ἀπουσία
From LSJ
ἔνδον γὰρ ἁνὴρ ἄρτι τυγχάνει, κάρα στάζων ἱδρῶτι καὶ χέρας ξιφοκτόνους → yes, the man is now inside, his face and hands that have slaughtered with the sword dripping with sweat
English (LSJ)
ἡ, (ἀπεῖναι)
A absence, A.Ag.1259, E.Hec.962, Th.1.70, Ep.Phil.2.12, etc. II waste, as in smelting ore, Arist.Mete.383b3, Agatharch.28; τρῖψις καὶ ἀ. POxy.1273.32 (iii A.D.). III = ἀποσπερματισμός, Plu.2.364d.
