lap
From LSJ
τὸ κοῖλον τοῦ ποδὸς δεῖξαι → show the heels, show a clean pair of heels, show the hollow of the foot, run away
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
Use P. and V. γόνατα, τά, lit., knees.
in a race: Ar. and V. δρόμος, ὁ.
more quickly than a horse racer ever covered two laps: V. θᾶσσον… ἢ δρομεύς δισσοὺς διαύλους ἵππιος διήνυσεν (Euripides, Electra 824).
verb transitive
enfold: P. and V. περιβάλλειν, V. ἀμφιβάλλειν, ἀμπέχειν; see surround.
of waves lapping the shore: see wash.
lick up: Ar. and V. λείχειν, ῥοφεῖν (also Xen.), Ar. ἐκλάπτειν, ἀπολάπτειν.
