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χέζω

χέζω, to defecate

χέζω, fut. χεσοῦμαι Ar. V. 941, Pax 1235; also κατα-χέσομαι Id. Fr. 152: aor. 1 ἔχεσα Id. Ec. 320, 808, (ἐγ-) ib. 347, (κατ-) Nu. 174: aor. 2 ἔχεσον (κατ-) Alc.Com. 4 (cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.801); inf. χεσεῖν Ar. Th. 570, AP 7.683 (Pall.): pf. κέχοδα (only in compds. ἐγ-, ἐπι-χέζω): Pass., κέχεσμαι (v. infr.):—
  • ease oneself, Ar. ll.cc., etc.: prov., εἰ μηδὲ χέσαι γε . . σχολὴ γενήσεται Stratt. 51; οὐκ ἔχεις ὅ[ποι χέσῃς] ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγαθῶν cj. in Men. 530.9, cf. Com.Adesp. 491; ἐλευθέρα Κόρκυρα· χέζʼ ὅπου θέλεις Str. 7Fr. 8: c. acc., χ. σησαμίδας Eup. 163 (lyr.):—Med. (for the sake of the pun), χέσαιτο γὰρ εἰ μαχέσαιτο Ar. Eq. 1057 (hex.):—Pass., πέλεθος ἀρτίως κεχεσμένος dung just dropped, Id. Ach. 1170. (Cf. Skt. hádati (same sense).)

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