ἀποδέρω, Ion.
ἀποδερμᾰτ-δείρω(also in Ar. V. 1286 ):—
A. flay, skin completely,
τὸρ βοῦν
Hdt. 2.40
, cf. 2.42 , 4.60 ; ἀ. τὴν κεφαλήν scalp,
4.64
:— Pass. , πρόβατα ἀποδαρέντα
X. An. 3.5.9
;become excoriated,
Philum. ap. Orib. 45.29.61 .
2. flay by flogging, fetch the skin off one's back,
Ar. Lys. 739 .
3. sens. obsc., ib. 953 ;
4. Medic.,separate by avulsion,
Gal. 2.896 .
II. strip off, ἀ. πᾶσαν ἀνθρωπηί̈ην(sc.δορήν) Hdt. 5.25 .