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ἀπομάκτης

From LSJ

Ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι → I seem, then, in just this little thing to be wiser than this man at any rate, that what I do not know I do not think I know either

Plato, Apology 21d
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Full diacritics: ἀπομάκτης Medium diacritics: ἀπομάκτης Low diacritics: απομάκτης Capitals: ΑΠΟΜΑΚΤΗΣ
Transliteration A: apomáktēs Transliteration B: apomaktēs Transliteration C: apomaktis Beta Code: a)poma/kths

English (LSJ)

ἀπομάκτου, ὁ, one who wipes, rubs, or cleans, Com.Adesp.589, AB431; especially in magical rites, Poll.7.188.

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.

German (Pape)

[Seite 314] ὁ, der Abwischer, Reiniger, Soph. frg. 32 B. A. 431.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἀπομάκτης: ου ὁ очиститель, т. е. избавитель (μεγάλων συμφορῶν Soph.).

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.

Greek Monolingual

ἀπομάκτης, ο (θηλ. -μάκτρια, η) (Α)
αυτός που απομάσσει, που καθαρίζει κάτι.