λεαίνω

λεαίνω, also λειαίνω, Sol. 4.35, Nic. Th. 95, Gp. 4.12.13: fut. λεᾰνῶ Arist. PA 674b21; Ep. λειᾰνέω Il. 15.261: aor. 1 ἐλέηνα Hdt. 1.200, Nic. Fr. 70.15, -ᾱνα Arist. GA 788b31, ἐλείανα IG 1(2).372E11,373.174; Ep. ἐλείηνα, λείηνα, Il. 4.111, Od. 8.260:—Med., Muson. Fr. 18 B p.101 H.: Ep. aor. λειηνάμην Nic. Th. 646:—Pass., Pl. Plt. 270e: aor. ἐλεάνθην Dsc. 3.158, S.E. P. 1.130; Ion. subj. λειανθέωσι Hp. Mul. 2.168; part. λειανθείς Gp. 11.13.2, Philotim. ap. Orib. 4.10.1: pf. inf. λελειάνθαι Thphr. Fr. 30.2, Ph. 2.510; part. λελεασμένος Damocr. ap. Gal. 13.989, Dsc. 5.75, Dieuch. ap. Orib. 4.6.2, Porph. Abst. 4.7, λελειασμένος Ph. 1.302:—

• smooth, polish, of a worker in horn or stone, πᾶν δʼ εὖ λειήνας Il. 4.111, cf. IG ll.cc.; ἵπποισι κέλευθον πᾶσαν λειανέω I will smooth the way, Il. 15.261; λείηναν δὲ χορόν Od. 8.260, λ. τὰ τραχυνθέντα Pl. Ti. 66c; λ. τὰ κηρία, of bees, Arist. HA 625b19:—Pass., λεαινόμενοι τὰ σώματα Theopomp.Hist. 195.
• • • 2 triturate, pound in a mortar, Hdt. l.c.; grind down (of the teeth), X. Mem. 1.4.6, Arist. Ph. 198b26, HA 501b31, Nic. Th. 95, Ph. 1.63:—Med., grind small, Nic. Th. 646:— Pass., Philotim. ap. Orib. l.c.
    • • b generally, crush, extirpate, τὰ φυόμενα Hdt. 4.122.
    • 3 smooth away, τὰς τῶν σκυτῶν ῥυτίδας Pl. Smp. 191a, cf. Plt. l.c. (Pass.): metaph., smooth or soften down, τὸν Μαρδονίον λόγον Hdt. 8.142; τὸ ἐπίχολον λ. τῷ ὕπνῳ Philostr. Im. 2.11; polish style, D.H. Comp. 16: metaph., also, λ. τὴν κατάποσιν tickle the palate, Muson. l.c.; τὴν ἀκοήν D.H. Comp. 12: abs., [ὁ χυλὸς] λεαίνει lubricates, soothes, Thphr. CP 6.2.1.
  • II intr., to be smooth, Arist. Pr. 936a15.

λεαίνω [λεῖος] impf. ἐλέαινον, mid. ἐλεαινόμην L. Sud. α 3586 ‖ fut. λεανῶ ‖ aor. ἐλέᾱνα ‖ pf. mid. pass. λελε(ί)ασμαι ‖ aor. pass. ἐλε(ι)άνθην

❶ act.
🄰 trans. to smooth, polish a work, of an artisan Il. 4.111 | fig. τὴν κατασκευήν the disposition of sounds in a phrase Dion. Comp. 16.12 | to smooth out, level Od. 8.260 Plat. Tim. 66c etc.; κέλευθον the road Il. 15.261; οἱ σκυτοτόμοι λεαίνοντες τὰς τῶν σκυτῶν ῥυτίδας cobblers who smooth the wrinkles out of skins Plat. Symp. 191a | to shave, the body Luc. Cyn. 14 | to grind, crush in a mortar Hdt. 1.200 | of the teeth to chew, break into small pieces Xen. Mem. 1.4.6 Aristot. Phys. 198b 26 etc. | to uproot: τὰ ἐκ τῆς γῆς φυόμενα all that grows from the earth Hdt. 4.122.1 ‖ fig. to soften, mitigate: τὸν Μαρδονίου λόγον to report the speech of Mardonios, while softening it Hdt. 8.142.4; τὴν ἀκοήν to provoke a pleasant sensation upon hearing, of sounds Dion. Comp. 12.1 | to soften Gal. 13.169 ‖ abs. lubricate Thphr. C.P. 6.2.1

🄱 intrans. to be smooth Aristot. Pr. 936a 15

❷ mid. to break into small pieces, grind Nic. Th. 646 ‖ to arouse Muson. p. 101H.

❸ pass. to be smoothed, become smooth or hairless Plat. Pol. 270e etc. ‖ to be ground or broken into small pieces Orib. 4.10.1 etc.

● epic and Ion. pres. λειαίνω ‖ impf. mid. 3. pl. ἐλειαίνοντο Sch. Aristoph. Ach. 158 ‖ epic fut. λειανέω Il. 15.261 ‖ Ion. aor. ἐλέηνα epic ἐλείηνα and λείηνα, epic mid. opt. 2. sg. λειήναιο Nic. Th. 646 | ptc. λειήνας Il. 4.111 ‖ Ion. aor. subj. pass. 3. pl. λειανθέωσι Hp. Mul. 2.168.

λεαίνω, ep. λειαίνω, fut. λεανῶ, ep. λειανέω, glatt machen, glätten, polieren ; vom Hornarbeiter, πᾶν δʼ εὖ λειήνας χρυσέην ἐπέθηκε κορώνην Il. 4.111 ; ἵπποισι κέλευθον πᾶσαν λειανέω, τρέψω δʼ ἥρωας Ἀχαιούς, den Weg für die Rosse bahnen, 15.260 ; λείηναν δὲ χορόν Od. 8.260 ; ὁπόταν λεαίνῃ τὰ τραχυνθέντα Plat. Tim. 66c ; τὰς τῶν σκυτῶν ῥυτίδας Symp. 191a ; παρειαὶ λεαινόμεναι Polit. 270e ; λίθος ὅταν λεανθῇ S.Emp. pyrrh. 1.130 ; – ξυρούμενοι καὶ λεαινόμενοι Theopomp. bei Ath. VI.260e, vgl. XII.518a u. Luc. Cyn. 14 ; – ἐστρατοπεδεύοντο τὰ ἐκ τῆς γῆς φυόμενα λεαίνοντες Her. 4.122, alle Bäume und Sträucher abhauend ; zerreiben, zermalmen, z.B. im Mörser, 1.200, wie Nic. Alex. 545, δοίδυκι λεήνας ; von den Zähnen, die Speisen zermalmen, Xen. Mem. 1.4.6, wie Arist. part.anim. 3.1, H.A. 2.5.
Uebertr., mildern, in ein milderes Licht stellen, τὸν λόγον, Her. 8.142. – Auch τὴν ἀκρόασιν, das Ohr kitzeln, dem Ohre schmeicheln, Schaefer zu Dion.Hal. C.V. p. 137 ; vgl. λ. τὴν κατάποσιν Muson. bei Stob. fl. 18.38.

λεαίνω, λεῖος

• • • 1to smooth or polish, Hom.; ἵπποισι κέλευθον λειανέω I will smooth the way, Il.
    • 2to rub smooth, pound in a mortar, Lat. levigare, Hdt.; to grind with the teeth, Xen.:— generally, to crush, extirpate, Hdt.
    • 3to smooth away wrinkles, Plat.:—metaph. to smooth or soften down harsh words, Hdt.