1. κνίζω · knizō — Beekes
to scratch, pound, chop up, provoke
The corpus record
κνίζω
knizo
to scratch, pound, chop up, provoke
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Distribution
- Amos 1 · 3.25/10k
- Against Macartatus 1 · 1.61/10k
- Frogs 1 · 1.1/10k
- Lives of Eminent Philosophers 1 · 0.09/10k
- Histories 1 · 0.05/10k
Senses
2. κνίζω · knizō — Chantraine
egratter, chatouiller», volontiers employé métaphoriquement de l'amour, de la cr
3. κνίζω · knizō — LSJ
scratch, gash
Attestations
- κνίζει · knizei Herodotus, Histories 7.10E.1 (DIORISIS sentence 7128)
- κνιζόμενόν · knizomenon Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 4.6 (DIORISIS sentence 3349)
- κνίζων · knizōn Septuaginta, Amos 7
- κνίσω · knisō Aristophanes, Frogs 1198–1200
- κνισῆν · knisēn Demosthenes, Against Macartatus 66 (DIORISIS sentence 212)
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- scan p. 771; entry #3268
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- scan p. 562; entry #4097 Review: Under source audit
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