στύφω

στῡφ-ω, Hp. Int. 14, etc.: aor. inf. στύψαι Hsch.:—Pass. (v. infr.):—

• contract, draw together, τὴν κοιλίην στύφεσθαι becomes costive, Hp. Aër. 7; στῦψαι πλάδον Aret. CA 1.1; esp. of an astringent taste, χείλεα στυφθείς having his lips drawn up by the taste, AP 9.375; δέρμα ἐστυμμένον, i.e. made watertight, Gal. 12.846; mix with στυπτηρία, PMag.Leid.V. 6.18; aor. 2 part. Pass. στυφέντα in this last sense, PHolm. 24.13 (στυφόεντα cj. Lagercrantz): metaph. of sounds, φωναὶ στύφουσαι τὴν ἀκοήν, opp. διαχέουσαι, D.H. Comp. 15.
• • • 2 in dyeing, treat fabrics, etc., with a mordant, Lysis ap. Iamb. VP 17.76; στῦψον τῇ ἰσάτι prepare it by a preliminary dyeing with woad, PHolm. 21.42; στύφει [τὴν ἄγχουσαν] fixes alkanet, ib. 15.18.
    • 3 intr. in Act., στύφει κατʼ ὀλίγον τὸ οὖρον gradually diminishes, Hp. Int. 14.
  • II intr., to be astringent, Arist. Pr. 863b17, Philonid. ap. Ath. 15.675e, Dsc. 1.116,118, Sor. 1.81, Gal. 6.68, Hices. ap. Ath. 7.321a.
  • • 2 metaph., to be harsh, austere, gloomy, Them. Or. 27.339a, cf. Hsch. s.v. στύψαι. [ῡ, Nic. Al. 278, cf. 375 (ἐν-) ; ῠ to be assumed in στυφέντα (s.v.l.).]

στύφω, zusammenziehen, dicht, fest, hart machen, bes. vom zusammenziehenden, herben Geschmack, χείλεα στυφθείς, dem die Lippen durch Säure zusammengezogen sind, Ep.adesp. 386 (IX.375). – Auch intr. von zusammenziehendem, herbem Geschmack sein, Strab. XI.518 ; Diosc. u. a.Sp.

στύφω .στύ_φω,

• to draw together: Pass., χείλεα στυφθείς having his lips drawn up by the taste, Anth.