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καταφυσάω

From LSJ

Περὶ τοῦ ἐπέκεινα τοῦ νοῦ κατὰ μὲν νόησιν πολλὰ λέγεται, θεωρεῖται δὲ ἀνοησίᾳ κρείττονι νοήσεως → On the subject of that which is beyond intellect, many statements are made on the basis of intellection, but it may be immediately cognised only by means of a non-intellection superior to intellection

Porphyry, Sententiae, 25
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Transliteration A: kataphysáō Transliteration B: kataphysaō Transliteration C: katafysao Beta Code: katafusa/w

English (LSJ)

A spray, besprinkle, σμῆνος οἴνῳ Arist.HA627b15; [ἰσχίον] οἴνῳ καὶ ἐλαίῳ Hippiatr.30.
2 discharge, κ. τὸν θορόν (sc. τῇ θηλείᾳ) Arist.HA544a4 (v.l. θολόν).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

καταφῡσάω: διὰ τοῦ φυσήματος ἐκχέω, ἐξακοντίζω, φυσῶν ῥαντίζω, κ. τὸ σμῆνος οἴνῳ οἱ μελιττουργοὶ Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 9. 40, 58· ἀλλά, κ. τὸν θολόν, ἐκτινάσσω, ἐκχέω τὸν χυμὸν τῆς σηπίας, αὐτόθι 5. 12, 1. 2) φυσῶ ἐπί τινος, καταφρονητικῶς μεταχειρίζομαι, ἐμπτύω, κατ. καὶ καταναθεματίζειν τινὰ Ἐπιφάν.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

καταφῡσάω: обдавать брызгами, обрызгивать (τὸ σμῆνος οἴνῳ Arst.).

German (Pape)

[ῡ], darauf blasen, anblasen, οἴνῳ, besprudeln, Arist. H.A. 9.10, vgl. 5.12.