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κάψις

kapsis · ἡ

gulping

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What it meant

κάψις · kapsis — LSJ

gulping

gulping, κάψει πίνειν, of the bear, opp. σπάσει and λάψει, Arist. HA 595a10.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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