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ἀπορρυπαίνω

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ἐπεὰν νῶτον ὑὸς δελεάσῃ περὶ ἄγκιστρον, μετιεῖ ἐς μέσον τὸν ποταμόν, ὁ κροκόδειλος ἵεται κατὰ τὴν φωνήν, ἐντυχὼν δὲ τῷ νώτῳ καταπίνει → when he has baited a hog's back onto a hook, he throws it into the middle of the river, ... the crocodile lunges toward the voice of a squealing piglet, and having come upon the hogback, swallows it

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Transliteration A: aporrypaínō Transliteration B: aporrypainō Transliteration C: aporrypaino Beta Code: a)porrupai/nw

English (LSJ)

   A tarnish, prob. in S.Ichn.153 (Pass.).

Spanish (DGE)

(ἀπορρῠπαίνω)
manchar, empañar en v. pas. ἃ νῦν ὑφ' ὑμῶν λάμπρ' ἀπορρυηαίνεται S.Fr.314.159.

Greek Monolingual

ἀπορρυπαίνω)
νεοελλ.
απομακρύνω τις ρυπαρές ουσίες από μια επιφάνεια, καθαρίζω προσεκτικά
αρχ.
βρομίζω, λερώνω.