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ἐκκαθαίρω

ἐκκαθαίρω, to cleanse out

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ἐκκαθήρας aorist active participle masculine nominative singular, aorist active participle masculine vocative singular of ἐκκαθαίρω

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ἐκ-κᾰθαίρω, Ion. aor. 1 -εκάθηρα Hdt. 2.86, Att. -εκάθᾱρα Din. 2.5:—
  • cleanse out:
      • 1 with acc. of the thing cleansed, clear out, οὐρούς τʼ ἐξεκάθαιρον Il. 2.153; τὴν κοιλίην Hdt. l.c.; μήτρας, ὀδόντας, Hp. Mul. 1.88, Orib. Syn. 5.25.3; χθόνα ἐκκαθαίρει κνωδάλων he clears this land of monsters, A. Supp. 264; τὸν βίον (i.e. the world) Luc. DDeor. 15[13].1; ἐ.τινά, ὥσπερ ἀνδριάντα, εἰς τὴν κρίσιν clear him of all roughness, polish him up, metaph. from the finishing touches of a sculptor, Pl. R. 361d; ἑαυτὸν ἀπό τινος 2 Ep.Ti. 2.21; ἐ.λογισμόν clear off an account, Plu. Adul. 2.64f:—Pass., to be cleansed, purified, ἐκκεκαθαρμένοι τὰς ψυχάς X. Smp. 1.4, cf. Pl. R. 527d; to be cleared up, explained, Epicur. Ep. 2 p.36 U.
      • 2 with acc. of the thing removed, clear away, Pl. Euthphr. 3a, cf. Arist. HA 625b34; τὸ τοιοῦτον ἐ. γένος Diph. 32.17; τὴν δωροδοκίαν ἐκ τῆς πόλεως Din. l.c.; κόπρον APl. 16.92.7.

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