δέψω
From LSJ
Ἀναξαγόρας δύο ἔλεγε διδασκαλίας εἶναι θανάτου, τόν τε πρὸ τοῦ γενέσθαι χρόνον καὶ τὸν ὕπνον → Anaxagoras used to say that we have two teachers for death: the time before we were born and sleep | Anaxagoras said that there are two rehearsals for death: the time before being born and sleep
English (LSJ)
aor. ἐδέψησα,
A work or knead a thing till it is soft, κηρὸν δεψήσας μελιηδέα Od.12.48; δέψει χερσὶ [τὸ δέρμα] Hdt.4.64.
German (Pape)
[Seite 555] dasselbe, gerben, Her. 4, 64.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
δέψω: ἀόρ. (ὡς ἐκ ῥήμ. δεψέω)· - Λατ. depso (πρβλ. δέφω), κατεργάζομαι, μαλάσσω, ποιῶ τι μαλακόν, κηρὸν δεψήσας μελιηδέα Ὀδ. Μ. 48· δέψει χερσὶ τὸ δέρμα Ἡρόδ. 4. 64· πρβλ. σκυλοδέψης.
French (Bailly abrégé)
seul. prés. et part. ao. δεψήσας;
amollir, assouplir.
Étymologie: DELG pas d’étym. sûre.
