ἀπονίζω,
later ἀπονευρ-νίπτω[[ D.S 4.59, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Phocion” 18, and once as variant in 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+], see below:— wash off, ἀπονίψαντες.. βρότον ἐξ ὠτειλῶν[[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 24.18), compare 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.425 (tmesis)] Refs 8th c.BC+]:—middle, wash off from oneself, ἱδρῶ πολλὸν ἀπονίζοντο θαλάσσῃ [[[prev. work] 10.572. ] Refs]
__II wash clean, especially of the hands and feet, τὴν ἀπονίζουσα φρασάμην I perceived it (the scar) as I was washing his feet, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 23.75; ὅταν ἡ θυγάτηρ μ᾽ ἀπονίζῃ καὶ τὼ πόδ᾽ ἀλείφῃ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 608, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Γεωργός” 60; ἓ μὲν ἔφη ἀ. τὸν παῖδα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 175a:] Refs 8th c.BC+] —middle, χρῶτ᾽ ἀπονίπτεσθαι wash one's body, variant in [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 18.179, compare 172; χεῖράς τε πόδας τε [prev. work] 22.478: _absolutely_, οἷον εἴ τις εἰς πηλὸν ἐμβὰς πηλῷ -νίζοιτο 1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 5] Refs 8th c.BC+]; wash one's hands (especially after meals,[[compare 3rd-2nd c.BC: Aristophanes Byzantinus Philosophus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 9.408f), 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “γυναικεῖα” 1.89; ἐγὼ μὲν ἀποτρέχων ἀπονίψομαι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1163; ἀπονίψασθαι δοτέον ] Refs 5th c.BC+]water to wash with, [[ 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 250, compare 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 136] Refs 4th c.BC+]; so in perfect passive, ἀπονενίμμεθ᾽[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1217; ἀπονενιμμένος [prev. author] “Ec.” 419] Refs 5th c.BC+]; also in late Prose, see above; τῆς κρήνης -νιψάμενος[[ 4th c.AD: Alciphro Epistolographus 3.1; but ἀπονίψασθαι τὸ πρόσωπον ἀπὸ τᾶς κράνας “IG” 4.951.63 (Epid.). ] Refs 4th c.AD+]