ἀπονίζω, laterἀπονευρ-νίπτωD.S 4.59 , Plu. Phoc. 18 , and once asv.l. in
Hom. ,v.infr.:—
A. wash off,
ἀπονίψαντες . . βρότον ἐξ ὠτειλῶν
Od. 24.18
), cf. Il. 7.425 (tm.):— Med. ,wash off from oneself, ἱδρῶ πολλὸν ἀπονίζοντο θαλάσσῃib. 10.572 .
II. wash clean,esp. of the hands and feet,τὴν ἀπονίζουσα φρασάμηνI perceived it (the scar)asIwas washing his feet,
Od. 23.75 ; ὅταν ἡ θυγάτηρ μ' ἀπονίζῃ καὶ τὼ πόδ' ἀλείφῃ
Ar. V. 608
, cf. Men. Georg. 60 ; ἓ μὲν ἔφη ἀ. τὸν παῖδα
Pl. Smp. 175a
:— Med. ,χρῶτ' ἀπονίπτεσθαι wash one'sbody,v.l. in
Od. 18.179 , cf. 172 ;χεῖράς τε πόδας τεib. 22.478 : abs., οἷον εἴ τις εἰς πηλὸν ἐμβὰς πηλῷ -νίζοιτο
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