ψῑλ-όω,
strip bare, mostly of hair, ψ. τὴν κεφαλήν τινος [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.26; ψιλοῦν τὰ δέρματα 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 9.20.3 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ψ. τὰ δένδρα strip them bare, [[[prev. work] 4.14.9 ] Refs]:—passive, become bald, ψιλοῦτο δὲ καλὰ κάρηνα [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Fragmenta” 29; χελιδόνες.. ἐψιλωμέναι ] Refs 8th c.BC+]bare of feathers, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 600a16. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II with genitive, strip bare of, σαρκῶν ἐπωμίδα [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 1 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ὀστέων κατήγματα ἐψιλωμένα [[ [prev. author] “Aph.” 5.22, compare “Art.” 69, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 519b5. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 strip, rob, deprive of a thing, ψ. [τινὰ] τὰ πλεῖστα τῆς δυνάμιος [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.151; τινὰ χρημάτων 4th c.AD: Alciphro Epistolographus 1.18 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely in same sense, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 4.5.12 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ἐλπίδος ὁ καιρὸς ἐψιλώθη [[ 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Herc.” 1232p.67V. ] Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II.3 generally, leave naked, unarmed, or defenceless, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.109. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.4 passive, to be laid bare, of roots, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 17.12f; ψιλωθέντα κέρατα ] Refs 5th c.BC+]exposed, unprotected, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.73.7; τὸ ψιλούμενον στεγαστέον 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 12.7. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]