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ἀλείφω

ἀλείφω, to anoint with oil, oil

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ἤλειψαν aorist active indicative 3rd plural of ἀλείφω

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ἀλείφω, Hdt. 3.8, etc.: fut. -ψω LXX Ex. 40.15, (ἐξ-) E. IA 1486, Pl. R. 386c: aor. ἤλειψα Hom., Att., Ep. ἄλειψα Od. 12.177: pf. ἀλήλῐφα (ἀπ-) D. 52.2):—Med., fut. -ψομαι Th. 4.68: aor. ἠλειψάμην Att., Ep. ἀλ- Il. 14.171:—Pass., fut. ἀλειφθήσομαι (ἐξ-) D. 25.73: aor. 1 ἠλείφθην Hp. Morb. 4.54, Pl. Ly. 217c, etc.: aor. 2 ἐξ-ηλίφην v.l. in Pl. Phdr. 258b, (ἀπ-) D.C. 55.3: pf ἀλήλιμμαι Th. 4.68, (ἐξ-, ὑπ-) D. 25.70, X. Oec. 10.6 (-ει- is freq. found in pf. forms in codd.): (ἀ-, euph., λιπ-, cf. λίπος):—
  • anoint the skin with oil, as was done after bathing, Act. referring to another, Med. to oneself, λοῦσαι κέλετʼ ἀμφί τʼ ἀλεῖψαι Il. 24.582; Hom. elsewh. always adds λίπα or λίπʼ ἐλαίῳ (v. sub λίπα), πάντα λοέσσατο καὶ λίπʼ ἄλειψεν Od. 6.227; λοεσσαμένω καὶ ἀλειψαμένω λίπʼ ἐλαίῳ Il. 10.577, cf. 14.171, 18.350: later of anointing for gymnastic exercises, λίπα μετὰ τοῦ γυμνάζεσθαι ἠλείψαντο Th. 1.6; generally, λίπα ἀλείφεσθαι Id. 4.68; βακκάρι ῥῖνας Hippon. 41; of anointing the sick, Men. Georg. 60, cf. Ep.Jac. 5.14.
      • 2 supply oil for gymnasts, ἀλειφούσης τῆς πόλεως CIG (add.) 1957g (Maced.); ἀ. πανήγυριν, ἔθνη, Inscr.Magn. 163, OGI 533.47 (Ancyra); οἱ -όμενοι youths undergoing gymnastic training, ib. 339.72 (Sestos), etc.; οἱ ἀ. ἐν τῷ γυμνασίῳ ib. 764.5 (Pergam.), al.; ἀλείφεσθαι παρά τινι to attend a gymnastic school, Arr. Epict. 1.2.26.
      • 3 polish, τράπεζαν Diph. 74; δακτύλιον Thphr. Char. 21; ἀγάλματα Artem. 2.33.
      • 4 metaph., prepare as if for gymnastics, encourage, stimulate, instigate, Demad. 17, Pl. ap. D.L. 4.6; ἐπὶ τὴν πολιτικὴν ἀγωνίαν Phld. Rh. 2.59 S.; τινὰ ἐπὶ τὸν Κλώδιον App. BC 2.16, cf. Plu. Them. 3; τινὰ κατά τινος Ph. 1.549; τινὰ ἐπὶ φαρμακείαν App. Mac. 11.7:—Pass., τοὺς -ομένους ἐπί τι Phld. Rh. 2.158 S.
    • II daub, plaster, besmear, οὔατα ἀλεῖψαι stop up ears, Od. 12.47, 177, 200; ἀ. αἵματι Hdt. 3.8; μίλτῳ X. Oec. 10.5; ψιμυθίῳ Pl. Ly. 217d; κυανῷ Paus. 5.11.5.

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