ἀπο-θλίβω [ῑ],
squeeze out, τοὺς ὄρχεις[[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 632a17; ὑπόστασιν 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Odoribus” 29; τὸν ἐκ τοῦ βότρυος ἀποθλιβόμενον οἶνον 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 3.62] Refs 4th c.BC+]; τῆς χώρας from the place, [[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Jud.Voc.” 2. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2 press or force back, τὸ αἷμα[[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 587a22:—in 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 237 Ruhnken restored ἀπολέψειν. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 press tightly, τὰ κράσπεδα[[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 43.30; ἀ. τινά ] Refs 4th c.BC+]press upon, crowd, [[NT.Luke.8.45. ] NT]
__4 crush, [[ LXX.Num.22.25. ] LXX]
__II Grammars, drop a letter in the middle of a word, [[ 2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Adverbiis;” 185.3 (_passive_). ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III oppress much, [[ 2nd c.AD: Aquila LXX.Exo.3.9, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Symmachus LXX.Judg.10.12:—] LXX+2nd c.AD+]passive, πρὸς τὸ τὴν πόλιν ἀποθλιβῆναι Wilcken [[ “Chr.” 11 A 9 (2nd c.BC).] Refs 2nd c.BC+]