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δέψω

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Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.

Valerius Maximus, De Factis Dictisque
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Full diacritics: δέψω Medium diacritics: δέψω Low diacritics: δέψω Capitals: ΔΕΨΩ
Transliteration A: dépsō Transliteration B: depsō Transliteration C: depso Beta Code: de/yw

English (LSJ)

aor. ἐδέψησα, work or knead a thing till it is soft, κηρὸν δεψήσας μελιηδέα Od.12.48; δέψει χερσὶ [τὸ δέρμα] Hdt.4.64.

Spanish (DGE)

• Morfología: [aor. part. δεψήσας Od.12.48]
1 dar forma ablandando κηρόν Od.l.c., cf. Cat.Agr.76, 90, tb. en v. med., fig. χείρ ἐστιν ἡ δεψαμένη σε θεοῦ la mano de Dios es la que te modela Gr.Nyss.Hom.creat.45.9
prensar con los pies Phot.Bibl.449b27.
2 curtir (τὸ δέρμα) δέψει τῇσι χερσί Hdt.4.64, ῥινοὺς ... βοῶν δέψοντες Philostr.Gym.10, cf. Cat.Agr.135.3.
3 obs. manosear, sobar Varro Sat.Men.331, Cic.Fam.9.22.4.
• Etimología: Cf. δέφω.

German (Pape)

[Seite 555] dasselbe, gerben, Her. 4, 64.

French (Bailly abrégé)

seul. prés. et part. ao. δεψήσας;
amollir, assouplir.
Étymologie: DELG pas d'étym. sûre.

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.

English (Autenrieth)

aor. part. δεψήσᾶς: knead (to soften), Od. 12.48†.

Greek Monolingual

δέψω (Α)
κατεργάζομαι, μαλάσσω.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Βλ. λ. δέφω.

Greek Monotonic

δέψω: αόρ. αʹ ἐδέψησα, όπως αν προερχόταν από δεψέω (δέφω), κατεργάζομαι ή μαλάσσω ένα πράγμα μέχρι να μαλακώσει· κηρὸν δεψήσας, σε Ομήρ. Οδ.· δέψει τὸ δέρμα, σε Ηρόδ.

Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)

δέψω [~ δέφω] kneden.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

δέψω: мять, разминать, размягчать (κῆρον δεψήσας Hom.; τὸ δέρμα χερσί Her.).

Frisk Etymological English

See also: s. δέφω

Middle Liddell

δέφω
to work or knead a thing till it is soft, κηρὸν δεψήσας Od.; δέψει τὸ δέρμα Hdt.