quaff
From LSJ
Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
Drain (a cup): P. and V. ἐκπίνειν (Plat., Symp. 214A and Soph., Frag.), Ar. ῥοφεῖν. Quaff a drink: P. and V. ἐκπίνειν (Dem.), Ar. and V. ῥοφεῖν, ἕλκειν, V. σπᾶν, ἀνασπᾶν, Ar. ἐκροφεῖν; see drink.
