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πεπαίνω

πεπαίνω, to ripen, make ripe

πεπαίνω, aor. ἐπέπᾱνα (v. infr. 2):—Pass., fut. πεπανθήσομαι: aor. ἐπεπάνθην (v. infr.): pf. inf. πεπάνθαι Arist. Pr. 925a13: (πέπων):—
  • ripen, Hdt. 1.193; ὀρχάτους ὀπωρινούς E. Fr. 896; π. τὴν ὀπώραν, of the vine, bring its fruit to maturity or perfection, X. Oec. 19.19, cf. Arist. Mir. 846b1; [ἡ συκῆ] π. τέτταρας καρπούς Thphr. HP 4.2.3; but [συκῆ] π. τὴν σάρκα τοῦ ὄρνιθος, by being boiled with it, Plu. QConv. 2.697b: abs., διασκοπῶν ἥδομαι τὰς . . ἀμπέλους, εἰ πεπαίνουσιν ἤδη, i.e. if the grapes are ripening, Ar. Pax 1163 (lyr.):—Pass., become ripe, Hdt. 4.199, Ion Trag. 57, Trag.Adesp. 396, Gp. 4.6.1, etc.
      • 2 metaph., soften, assuage, πεπᾶναι ὀργήν Ar. V. 646; χρόνος ὁ πάντα πεπαίνειν εἰωθώς Plu. Cons.Apoll. 2.102a; ὀργὴ πεπανθήσεται X. Cyr. 4.5.21; τὸ πεπανθὲν ἔρωτος τραῦμα AP 12.80 (Mel.); of a person, ἢν πεπανθῇς E. Heracl. 159.
      • 3 in Pass., of tumours, soften and suppurate, Hp. Epid. 6.2.16; of illness generally, come to a head, mature, Id. Aph. 2.40, Prog. 12; μέχρι ἂν τῆς νούσου ἡ ἀκμὴ πεπανθῇ Id. Acut. 38; also οὖρα πεπαινόμενα Id. Epid. 1.3.
      • 4 χρὼς ἐπὶ χρωτὶ πεπαίνετο grew warm, Theoc. 2.140.

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