πτίσσω, Pherecr. 183 , Ar. Fr. 339 , Att.
πτίττωib. 271 (prob. l.), Luc. Herm. 79 ,v.l. in
Pherecr. l.c.:aor.
A.
ἔπτῐσα
Hdt. 2.92
:— Pass. ,aor.
ἐπτίσθην
Gp. 12.23.2
, (περι-) Thphr. HP 4.4.10 :pf.
ἔπτισμαι
Hp. VM 14
, Arist. HA 595b10 :—winnow grain, Hp. l.c. ( Pass. ), Pherecr. l.c., etc.;πτισσουσῶν ᾠδήthe songof women winnowing, Ar. Fr. 339 .
II. bray in a mortar, τὸ ἐκ μέσου τοῦ λωτοῦ
Hdt.
l.c., cf. D.L. 9.59 , Luc. l.c. (Cf. Lat.pinso, Skt.piná[snull ][tnull ]i'pound'.)