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ἀλέω

ἀλέω, to grind, bruise, pound

ἀλέω2, > ἀλέομαι

ἀλέω (A), [ᾰ]: impf. ἤλουν Pherecr. 10.1: aor. ἤλεσα Id. 183, Hp. Fist. 7, Steril. 230, etc.; Ep. ἄλεσσα (κατ-) Od. 20.109: pf. ἀλήλεκα AP 11.251 (Nicarch.):—Pass., pf. ἀλήλεσμαι Hp. ap. Gal. 19.76, Hdt. 7.23; ἀλήλεμαι Th. 4.26, Amph. 9: aor. ἠλέσθην Dsc. 1.120:—
  • grind, bruise, Hom. only in compd. κατ-αλέω, q. v.; ἤλουν τὰ σιτία Pherecr. l.c.; βίος ἀληλεμένος civilized life, in which one uses ground corn and not raw fruits, Amph. l.c.; ἄλει, μύλα, ἄλει grind, mill, grind ! Carm. Pop. 43 [23 P.]: metaph., ὀψὲ θεῶν ἀλέουσι μύλαι, ἀλέουσι δὲ λεπτά Poet. ap. S.E. M. 1.287.
*ἀλέω (B), only in Med. ἀλέομαι, q.v.

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