ἀμέλγω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[ᾰ], fut. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> -ξω <span class="bibl">Theoc.23.25</span>, [[milk]], with acc. of animals milked, μῆλα . . ὅσσ' ἤμελγε <span class="bibl">Od.9.238</span>; [[ἤμελγεν ὄϊς καὶ μηκάδας αῖγας]] = [[he milked the sheep and bleating goats]] ib. <span class="bibl">244</span>; βόας <span class="bibl">Theoc.4.3</span>: metaph., [[ἀμέλγεις τοὺς ξένους]] = [[you drain strangers of all they have]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>326</span>: prov., [[ἀμέλγω τὸν τράγον]] = [[milk the he-goat]], [[waste one's labour]], [[beat the air]], [[waste one's time]], [[have no effect whatsoever]],  of [[wasted labour]], <span class="bibl">Plb.33.21.1</span>, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Demon.</span>28</span>:—Med., ἀμέλγω χροὸς αἷμα <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Al.</span>506</span>: metaph., ἐκ Σαπφοῦς τόδ' ἀμελγόμενος μέλι τοι φέρω <span class="title">Lyr.Adesp.</span> 62. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[suck up]] moisture, of the sun, <span class="bibl">Nonn.<span class="title">D.</span>2.500</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> c.acc., of milk, ἀ. γάλα <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.2</span>:—Pass., [[ὥς τ' ὄιες πολυπάμονος ἀνδρὸς ἐν αὐλῇ μυρίαι ἑστήκασιν ἀμελγόμεναι γάλα λευκόν]] = [[just as ewes past counting stand in the fold of a man of much substance to be milked of their white milk]], <span class="bibl">Il.4.434</span>; γάλα πολὺ ἀ. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>523a7</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">522a15</span>; [[νέκταρ ἀμέλγονται]] Ion Eleg.<span class="bibl">1</span>:—Med., let such, <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">C.</span>1.437</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> metaph., [[squeeze out like milk]], [[press out]], ἐκ βοτρύων ξανθὸν ἄμελξε γάνος <span class="title">AP</span>9.645 (Maced.); δάκρυ ἠλέκτροιο <span class="bibl">D.P.293</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> [[drink]], αὐτὸ λαβὼν ποτὶ χεῖλος ἀμέλξω <span class="bibl">Theoc.23.25</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Bion 1.48</span>, <span class="bibl">Nonn.<span class="title">D.</span> 12.321</span>:—Med., ib.<span class="bibl">12.320</span>, al. ([[ἀ-]] euph., cf. [[mulgeo]], [[milk]].) </span>