ἀφελκόω
ἵνα οὖν μηδ' ἐν τούτῳ δῷ αὐτοῖς λαβήν (Photius, Fragments on the Epistle to the Romans 483.26) → so that he doesn't give them even here a handle (= an opportunity for refutation)
English (LSJ)
make an incision, tap a tree, Thphr.HP9.1.5, 9.2.1 (Pass.):—Pass., to be ulcerated, f.l. in Hp.Epid.4.41, Arist.Pr.889b13; to be abraded, Thphr.CP5.5.2.
German (Pape)
[Seite 408] eine verharrschte Wunde wieder aufreißen, u. übertr., die Rinde aufreißen, Theophr.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀφελκόω: ποιῶ ἐντομήν, ἐπὶ δένδρων χάριν τῆς ῥοῆς τοῦ ὀποῦ, Θεοφρ. Ἱστ. Φυτ. 9. 1, 5: - Παθ. ἑλκοῦμαι, καθίσταμαι ἑλκώδης, Ἱππ. 1136Β, Ἀριστ. Πρβλ. 9. 1, 2.
Spanish (DGE)
agr.
1 hacer una incisión, sangrar a un árbol, Thphr.HP 9.1.5
•en v. pas. ser sangrado un pino para extraer la resina, Thphr.HP 9.2.1.
2 injertar en v. pas. ὅταν ἀφελκωθῇ καὶ γίνηται μία φύσις Thphr.CP 5.5.2.
