ἀπο-τρώγω,aor. 2
A.
ἀπέτρᾰγον
Ph. 1.224
, Gal. 6.864 , D.L. 9.27 :—biteornibble off,
πτόρθους
Eup. 14
; τὸ ἱππομανὲς ἀ.
Arist. HA 605a4
; γλῶτταν
Ph.
l.c., cf. Gal. l.c.: metaph., μισθοὺς ἀ.
Ar. Ra. 367
, cf. Men. 303 ;ἀ. τὸ ἀπορηθέν'gulp down', 'bolt' the difficulty, i.e. pass it by without trying to get at the heart of the matter, Arist. Metaph. 1001a2 .
2. c. gen.,nibble at,
πόης
Babr. 46.6