ἀμύσσω
ἀμύσσω, to scratch, tear, wound, lacerate, mangle
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ἀμύσσοντα present active participle neuter nominative plural, present active participle neuter vocative plural, present active participle neuter accusative plural, present active participle masculine accusative singular of ἀμύσσω
- scratch, tear, lacerate, χερσὶ δʼ ἄμυσσεν στήθεα Il. 19.284; tear in pieces, mangle, Hdt. 3.76, 108; ἀ. τοῖς ὄνυξιν, of the eagle, Arist. HA 619a23:—esp. of any slight surface-wound, from whatever cause, prick as a thorn, Longus 1.14; sting as a fly, Luc. Musc. Enc. 6: abs., scratch, ἀμφοτέραισιν ἀ. Theoc. 22.96; sting, Hp. Mul. 1.78.
- II metaph., σὺ δʼ ἔνδοθι θυμὸν ἀμύξεις χωόμενος thou wilt tear thy heart with rage, Il. 1.243, cf. Call. Aet. 3.1.10 [Fr. 75.10 Pf.]; καρδίαν ἄμυξεν ἄλγος B. 16.19, cf. 17.11 [Dith. 4.11], A. Pers. 161; φρὴν ἀμύσσεται φόβῳ ib. 116; ὑπόμνημα ὃ τὴν γνώμην ἀμύξει Aeschin. l.c., cf. Phld. l.c., Jul. Or. 2.96a. (For ἀμύχyω, cf. ἀμυχή.)
1 desgarrar, arañar en señal de duelo
χερσὶ δ' ἄμυσσε στήθεα
τὸ πρόσωπον
παρειάς
• en gener. Hdt.3.76, 108, Longus 1.14
• abs.
τοῖς ὄνυξιν
ἀμφοτέρῃσιν
• tb. en v. pas.
ξιφέεσσιν ἀμυχθέν
• fig.
θυμόν
καρδίαν
τὴν γνώμην
ἧπαρ
ψυχήν
• v. med. fig. desgarrarse
φρὴν ἀμύσσεται φόβῳ
2 picar
• en medic. picar, producir punzadas
• pinchar
τὰς φλέβας
3 abrir los poros de la piel
(τὰς ἀμυγδαλίδας) τῇ πικρότητι τοὺς πόρους ἀμύσσειν
•De una raíz *meuk- / *muk- ‘arañar’ que se encuentra tb. en gr. ἀμυκάλαι, ἀμυχή, ἄμυνμα, etc., fuera del gr. en lituan. mùšti ‘golpear’, etc. Quizá deriva de la de ἀμύνω, q.u.
2 sing. fut. ἀμύξεις Il. 1.243.
(κατ-.)
To tear, lacerate: χερσὶ στήθεα Il. 19.284.
Fig.: θυμόν Il. 1.243.
- Ito scratch, tear, wound, lacerate, mangle, Il., Hdt.; also to prick, sting, Luc., scratch with both hands.
- IImetaph., θυμὸν ἀμ. to tear the heart, Il., Aesch.; φρὴν ἀμύσσεται Aesch.