κνάπτω(v. sub fin.),
A. cardorcombwool,dressorfullcloth (either with teasel or comb), ἱμάτια
Dsc. 4.159
; παρ' ἐμοὶ πόκος οὐ κνάπτεται
Xenocr.
ap. D.L. 4.10 .
2. of torture, ἐπ' ἀσπαλάθων κνάπτοντες
Pl. R. 616a
(cf. κνάφος
11
): generally,mangle, tear, μάστιγι
Cratin. 275
:— Pass. ,δίνᾳ κναπτόμενοι, of bodiesmangledagainst rocks, A. Pers. 576 (lyr.);ἐκνάπτετ' αἰέν, of Hector's body, S. Aj. 1031 , cf. Philostr. VA 6.40 .
3. κ. γλῶσσαν,
= συνέχειν ἐντὸς τῶν ὀδόντων , Com.Adesp. 1313 (= Trag.Adesp. 224 ). (Acc.Sch. Ar. Pl. 166 ,κνάπτω, κναφεύς, etc., were old Att. ,γνάπτω, γναφεύς, etc., later Att. , confirmed by Inscrr.: forms inγν- are found in Ionic, Papyri, and later Gr., e.g. Dsc. l.c.;κνάμπτ- Pl.l.c. (as v.l.), Philostr.l.c.: cf.Welshcnaif'fleece', Engl.nap(on cloth), Lett.knābt'pick', 'peck'.)