λεπτύνω
λεπτύνω, to make small
λεπτύν-ω, fut. -ῠνῶ LXX Ps. 17(18).42: aor. 1 ἐλέπτυνα Hp. Epid. 6.1.5:—Pass., aor. ἐλεπτύνθην Id. Aph. 5.46: pf. λελέπτυσμαι Id. Morb. 1.19, Arist. HA 511b22; inf. λελεπτύνθαι Ath. 12.552e: (λεπτός): —
- make thin or meagre, αἱ ταλαιπωρίαι λ. [τὰ πρόβατα] Arist. HA 596a29, cf. Pr. 882a27; λ. τὸ σχῆμα [τῶν ταγμάτων] Plb. 3.113.8 (cf. λεπτυσμός) ; φωνὴν βαρεῖαν . . λεπτύνων Babr. 103.5:—Pass., to be reduced, grow lean or slender, Hp. Aph. 2.7, Arist. HA 518b29, al.; τοὺς ὤμους λεπτύνεσθαι X. Smp. 2.17; λελεπτυσμένος (-ισμένος cod.) κατὰ τὴν οὐράν, of a serpent, Philum. Ven. 18.1; of things, to be rarefied, Damox. 2.28, cf. Ph. 1.642, S.E. M. 10.25.
- 2 comminute or liquefy food in digestion, Plu. QConv. 2.689d; -ύνουσα δίαιτα diet productive of thin humours, Gal. Vict.Att. 3:—Pass., become fluid, opp. παχύνεσθαι, of foods, Hp. VM 19; also -όμενα εἰς πνεῦμα διακρίνεται Arist. Pr. 966b14.
- 3 thresh, winnow, λ. Δηοῦς καρπόν AP 9.21.
λεπτύ̄νω [λεπτός ] impf. ἐλέπτυνον, mid. pass. ἐλεπτυνόμην ‖ fut. λεπτῠνῶ ‖ aor. ἐλέπτυνα ‖ pf. mid. pass. λελέπτυσμαι ‖ ppf. mid. pass. ἐλελεπτύσμην Gal. 18(2).901 ‖ aor. pass. ἐλεπτύνθην ‖ fut. pass. λεπτυνθήσομαι
❶ act.
🄰 to make thin, cause to lose weight Aristot. H.A. 596a 29 | to thin out, reduce, attenuate Pol. 3.113.8 (a battle formation) Babr. 103.5 (voice) etc.
🄱 to shatter, pulverize VT Chr. 2.23.17; fig. of pers. VT Ps. 17.43 | to divide into pieces, break down food in the process of digestion Plut. QConv. 689d | to mill grain AP 9.21.6
❷ pass. to grow thin, dwindle Hp. Aph. 2.7 Aristot. H.A. 511b 22 etc.; τοὺς ὤμους … τὰ σκέλη λεπτύνονται they grow thin in the shoulders, in the legs Xen. Symp. 2.17; οἱ σφόδρα λελεπτυσμένοι bodies that have lost a great deal of weight Aristot. H.A. 515b 1 ‖ to lose weight, dwindle Al. Mixt. 217.16, al. etc. | to become fluid Hp. V.M. 19 etc.
❶ act.
🄰 to make thin, cause to lose weight Aristot. H.A. 596a 29 | to thin out, reduce, attenuate Pol. 3.113.8 (a battle formation) Babr. 103.5 (voice) etc.
🄱 to shatter, pulverize VT Chr. 2.23.17; fig. of pers. VT Ps. 17.43 | to divide into pieces, break down food in the process of digestion Plut. QConv. 689d | to mill grain AP 9.21.6
❷ pass. to grow thin, dwindle Hp. Aph. 2.7 Aristot. H.A. 511b 22 etc.; τοὺς ὤμους … τὰ σκέλη λεπτύνονται they grow thin in the shoulders, in the legs Xen. Symp. 2.17; οἱ σφόδρα λελεπτυσμένοι bodies that have lost a great deal of weight Aristot. H.A. 515b 1 ‖ to lose weight, dwindle Al. Mixt. 217.16, al. etc. | to become fluid Hp. V.M. 19 etc.
λεπτύνω [ῡ] (f. υνῶ [ῠ], ao. ἐλέπτυνα, pf. inus. ; ao. pass. ἐλεπτύνθην, pf. λελέπτυσμαι, d’où inf. λελεπτύνθαι)
I ôter la cosse, la pellicule : Δηοῦς καρπόν, Anth. 9, 21, écraser le fruit de Dèmèter, c. à d. le grain ||
II
1 faire maigrir, Arstt. H.A. 8, 10, 4 ; d’où au pass. maigrir, Hpc. Aph. 1244 ; Xén. Conv. 2, 17 ; Arstt. H.A. 3, 5, etc. ||
2 amincir, amoindrir, en parl. d’une ligne de bataille, Pol. 3, 113, 8 ; en parl. de la voix, rendre ténu, faible, Babr. 103, 5 ||
3 diviser en menues parcelles : τροφήν, Plut. M. 689d, de la nourriture, c. à d. la digérer.
Étym. λεπτός.
1. act., met acc. doen vermageren; ook intrans. vermageren.
2. med.-pass. vermageren; van stoffen vloeibaar worden.
λεπτύνω, dünn, fein, mager machen, Arist. H.A. 8.10 u. A. vom Körper ; auch τὸ σχῆμα τῶν ταγμάτων, Pol. 3.113.8. – Pass., dünn, mager werden, τοὺς ὤμους λεπτύνονται Xen. Symp. 2.17 ; ἐν τοῖς σφόδρα λελεπτυσμένοις Arist. H.A. 3.5 ; λελεπτύνθαι Ath. XII.552e ; λεπτυνθεῖσα ὕλη der πυκνωθεῖσα entgeggstzt, S.Emp. adv.phys. 2.25. – Τροφήν, verdauen, Plut. Symp. 6.3.2.
λεπτύνω
λεπτός
- to make small or fine: to thresh out, winnow, Anth.:—Pass. to be reduced, grow lean, Arist.; τοὺς ὤμους λεπτύνεσθαι Xen.