ἀπομάκτης
Ἀναβάντα γὰρ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ διὰ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς λύπης προσκόψαντα τῷ ζῆν, ἑαυτὸν κατακρημνίσαι → For he ascended the acropolis and then, because he was disgusted with life by reason of his excessive grief, cast himself down the height
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.
Spanish (DGE)
-ου, ὁ 1 fig. que limpia o purifica μεγαλῶν συμφορῶν Com.Adesp.589, cf. en ritos mágicos, Poll.7.188, Hsch.
2 plu. residuo, AB 431.
Greek Monolingual
ἀπομάκτης, ο (θηλ. -μάκτρια, η) (Α)
αυτός που απομάσσει, που καθαρίζει κάτι.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἀπομάκτης: ου ὁ очиститель, т. е. избавитель (μεγάλων συμφορῶν Soph.).
