ἐξίτηλος [ῐ],ον, (ἐξιέναι)
A. going out: hence,losing colour, fading, evanescent,
πορφυρίδες ἐξίτηλοι
X. Oec. 10.3
; of paintings,faded,
ἐ. ὑπὸ τοῦ χρόνου
Paus. 10.38.9
, cf. Poll. 1.44 ; γράμματα
Id. 5.150
.
2. metaph.,ἐ. τροφήfoodthat has lost its properties during assimilation,
Hp. Alim. 4 ; so of seed sown in alien soil, Pl. R. 497b ; of a drug or winethat has lost its power,
Phylarch. 10J. , Dsc. 5.6 ;ἐ. γενέσθαι,of a family, to becomeextinct,
Hdt. 5.39 ;οὔπω σφιν ἐ. αἷμα δαιμόνωνis not yetextinct,
A. Fr. 162.4 , cf. Pl. Criti. 121a ;ἐξιτήλου ἐόντοςwhereattenuationtakes place, Hp. Praec. 9 ; of acts,extinct, obsolete,