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ἐναλ-είφω

enaleipho

anoint with

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Where it lives

Ars Poetica 1 · 0.99/10k
Republic 1 · 0.11/10k

What it meant

ἐναλ-είφω · enal-eiphō — LSJ

anoint with, anoint oneself, oneʼs

anoint with, τί τινι Hp. Morb. 2.36; ὀφθαλμοὶ ὀστρείῳ ἐναληλιμμένοι Pl. R. 420c:—Med., anoint oneself, AP 11.112 (Nicarch.); ἐ. τὰς ῥῖνας oneʼs nose, Alex. 190; τὴν κόμην φαρμάκῳ Plu. Amat. 2.771b; τὼ ὀφθαλμώ Hld. 7.14.

II paint within, coat of stucco

paint within outlines, ὑπογράψαντες ταῖς γραμμαῖς οὕτως ἐναλείφουσι τοῖς χρώμασι τὸ ζῷον Arist. GA 743b24: generally, χύδην ἐ. Id. Po. 1450b1:—Pass., τὸ ἐναλειφθέν coat of stucco, interpol. in Id. GA 726b27.

In the wild

ἐναλείψειε · enaleipseie Aristotle, Ars Poetica 6
ἐναληλιμμένοι · enalēlimmenoi Plato, Republic 4.420 (DIORISIS sentence 2137)

Where it came from

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