ξύω, Ep.
impf.
A.
ξῦον
Od. 22.456
:aor.
ἔξῡσα
Il. 14.179
, Hp. VC 14 (ἐγ-ξύσῃ[ῠ] is prob. f.l. for -ξέσῃ in E. Fr. 298 codd. Stob. , and soδιέξῠσενfor-έξεσενin Nonn. D. 39.321 ) :— Med. ,aor.
ἐξῡσάμην
X. Cyr. 6.2.32
:— Pass. , Sophr. 150 :aor.
ἐξύσθην
Arist. HA 570a9
, Thphr. CP 5.6.13 :pf.
ἔξυσμαι
Gal. 13.544
, (περι-) Hp. Mul. 2.192 :—scratch, scrape, λίστροισιν δάπεδον ξῦονtheyscrapedthe floor with rakes, Od. l.c. ;scratch,prov.τὸν ξύοντα ἀντιξύειν'claw me, claw thee', Sophr. 149 ;γέροντα κωνείῳ ξύοντα τὴν γῆν scratchinga diagramonthe earth, Call. Iamb. 1.122 ;τῷ δακτύλῳ [τὴν γῆν]Sch. Ar. Ach. 31 ;γράψαι τὸ ξῦσαι παρὰ τοῖς παλαιοῖς(i. e. in Hom. , cf.γράφωI. 1 ) D.T. 630.28 : metaph.,ξῦσαι ἀπὸ γῆρας ὀλοιόν scrapeoff, get rid of, sad old age, h.Ven. 224 ;πᾶσαν ᾐόνα ξύων scouringthe whole coast, of a fisherman, Babr. 6.1 ; = ἐπιξύω ,graze,of stars which touch the horizon but do not set, Euc. Phaen.Prooem. p.2H. :— Med. ,scratch oneself,