ψάω [ᾱ,
but always contracted], ψῇ [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 678, ] Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive ψῆν (περι-) [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 909: ] Refs 5th c.BC+]imperfect contraction 3rd.pers. singular probably ἀπέψη (see. ἀποψάω): future ψήσω (ἀπο-) [[ [prev. author] “Lys.” 1035 ] Refs]: aorist ἔψησα [[ 6th c.BC: Hipponax Iambographus 12 Diehl, 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 3.831 ] Refs 6th c.BC+], (κατ-, περι-) [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 89b, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 730:] Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, frequently in composition with ἀπό:— passive, aorist ἐψήθην (συν-) [[ LXX.Jer.31(48).33 (variant{-ψήσθ-})] LXX]; ἐψήσθην (ἀν-) [[ “BGU” 530.17 (1st c.AD): ] Refs 1st c.AD+]perfect ἔψησμαι (παρ-) [[ 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 4.152 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]. Later authors sometimes use the contraction by ᾱ instead of η, infinitive ἀνα-ψᾶν [[ 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 4.64 ] Refs 1st c.AD+]:— rub, wipe, τίς ὀμφαλητόμος σε.. ἔψησε κἀπέλουσε; [[ 6th c.BC: Hipponax Iambographus ] Refs 6th c.BC+] [same place]; polish, [[ PHolm. 3.19] Refs]; rub smooth, αὐσταλέας δ᾽ ἔψησε παρηΐδας [[ 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus [prev. cited] ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of solderers, [[ “PLond.” 3.1177.285 (2nd c.AD). ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II intransitive, crumble away, vanish, disappear, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 678 (assuming variant). (ψάω, ψαίω, ψαύω, ψαίρω, ψήχω, ψώχω, and perhaps ψίω, ψωμός, seem to be different enlargements of ψ-,] Refs 5th c.BC+] which corresponds to ps- in Sanskrit psā ´ti, bhes- in Sanskrit babhasti 'crush, chew, devour', bhasman 'ashes'.)