tickling ψηλᾰφ-ησις, εως, ἡ, feeling, touching, palpation, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Steril.” 213, +others, 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Fragmenta” 21 (_plural_), LXX.Wis.15.15, 1st-2n
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tickling ψηλᾰφ-ησις, εως, ἡ, feeling, touching, palpation, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Steril.” 213, +others, 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Fragmenta” 21 (_plural_), LXX.Wis.15.15, 1st-2n
rubbing down, currying, ψῆξις,εως,ἡ, (ψήχω) A. rubbing down, currying,of horses, X. Eq. 5.3 , 10 .
flat-fish, ψῆττα,ἡ, a kind of A. flat-fish,prob.turbot, Rhombus maximus, Ar. Lys. 115 , 131 , Pl. Smp. 191d , Antiph. 132.7 (anap.), Ath. 7.329e , Luc. Pisc. 49 , Alciphr. 1.7 ;ψ. χονδροφυήςperh.a s
involving calculations, ψηφ-ικός,ή,όν, A. involving calculations, Vett.Val. 191.30 , al.
small pebble, ψηφ-ίς,ῖδος(cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.186 ),ἡ, Dim. of ψῆφος, A. small pebble, Il. 21.260 , Lex Solonis ap.Sch.Gen.Il.l.c., Democr. 164 , Luc. DMar. 3.2 . 2. pebble for reckoning, AP 11.365 ( A
voting, ψήφ-ῐσις,εως,ἡ, A. voting,only in Locr. acc. sg.ψάφιξξιν [ᾱ], IG 9 ( 1 ). 334.45 (Oeanthea,v.B.C.).
inlaid with ψηφ-ωτός,ή,όν, A. inlaid with ψῆφοι, tessellated,Keil-PremersteinDritter BerichtNo. 117 (Tire,i A. D.),Gloss.
laying of a mosaic pavement, Inscr. gr. et lat. de la Syrie ψηφο-θεσμία,ἡ, A. laying of a mosaic pavement, Inscr. gr. et lat. de la Syrie 1.168 (Nicopolis,ii/iii A.D.).
box for counters ψηφο-θήκη,ἡ, A. box for countersorballots,Sch. Ar. Th. 1040 .
*Stereom. ψηφο-λογέω, A. = ψηφοθετέω , LXX To. 13.17 ( Pass. ):—henceψηφο-λόγημα,ατος,τό, Hero *Stereom. 2.35 , Lyd. Mag. 3.65 (pl.),Expl.Arch. de Délos 11.261 (pl.);ψηφο-λογία,ἡ,
juggling, ψηφο-λογικός,ή,όν, A. juggling, Suid. ,f.l. in EM 535.1 .
juggling, legerdemain, sleight-of-hand, ψηφο-παιξία,ἡ, A. juggling, legerdemain, sleight-of-hand, Gloss.
jar of pebbles ψηφο-περιβομβήτρια,ἡ, A. jar of pebblesused as a rattle (?), dub. sens. in Eub. 56 .
stone ψῆφος, -ου, ἡ (ψάω, to rub) [in LXX: Exo.4:25 (צֹר), La 3:16 (חָצָץ), Ecc.7:26 (25) (צֹר), 4Ki.12:4 (5) A, Sir.18:10, 4Ma.15:26 * ;] __1. a small smooth stone, a pebble: ψ. λευκή (for suggesti
stone: vote ψῆφος, -ου, ἡ (ψάω, to rub) [in LXX: Exo.4:25 (צֹר), La 3:16 (חָצָץ), Ecc.7:26 (25) (צֹר), 4Ki.12:4 (5) A, Sir.18:10, 4Ma.15:26 * ;] __1. a small smooth stone, a pebble: ψ. λευκή (for su
vote by ballot, ψηφοφορ-ία,ἡ, Dor. ψᾱφο-, A. vote by ballot, Arist. Pol. 1268a2 ; opp.χειροτονία, Id. Rh.Al. 1446b22 : generally,voting, Foed.Delph.Pell. 1 A 12 , Phld. Rh. 2.189S. , D.H. 4.20 ,
play, sport, ψῐά,ἡ, A. = χαρά, γελοίασμα, παίγνια , Hsch: henceψῐάζω, Dor. ψιάδδω,play, sport, τοὶ δὴ παρ' Εὐρώταν ψιάδδοντι Ar. Lys. 1302 (lyr.);ψιάδδειν: παίζειν, Hsch. (Prob. shortd. forms o
a rush-mat, ψίᾰθ-ος [ῐ] , ἡ(alsoὁ, read by Callistr. in Ar. Ra. 567 , cf. Sch. ad loc. ( 575 )), alsoψίεθος, Antig. Mir. 97 , Ostr.Bodl. iii 228 (i A. D.), etc. (condemned by Phryn. 281 ):— A. a rus
drop, ψῐάς,άδος,ἡ, A. = ψακάς ,drop, αἱματοέσσας δὲ ψιάδας κατέχευεν ἔραζε(sc.Ζεύς) Il. 16.459 , cf. Hes. Sc. 384 : alsoψίαξ,ακος, (pl.), Hsch. ; cf.ψίδες.
slanderous, ψῐθῠρ-ιστικός,ή,όν, A. slanderous, τὸ ψ. Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(2).33 .
of ψῑλ-ῐκός,ή,όν, A. oforfor a light-armed soldier:τὰ ψ., = οἱ ψιλοί , thelight troops, D.S. 15.32 , cf. Luc. Zeux. 8 .
stripping bare of flesh, ψῑ́λ-ωσις,εως,ἡ, A. stripping bare of flesh, ὀστέου Hp. Aph. 7.19 ;of hair, Clearch. 9 ; ψ. τῆς κεφαλῆς shaving, Archig. ap. Gal. 8.150 ;of leaves, Plu. 2.646d ; χρημά
stripping, making hairless, ψῑλ-ωτικός,ή,όν, A. stripping, making hairless, πάθος ψ. τοῦ γενείου EM 74.50 ; φάρμακα Gal. 12.451 . II. Gramm.,fond of the spiritus lenis, οἱ Ἴωνες Eust. 515.38
a body of ψῑλᾱγία,ἡ, A. a body of 250 ψιλοί, Arr. Tact. 14.4 .