1. λαφύσσω · laphyssō — Beekes
The corpus record
λαφύσσω
laphusso
to swallow, gulp down
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Where it lives
- Iliad 3 · 0.27/10k
What it meant
2. λαφύσσω · laphyssō — Chantraine
3. λαφύσσω · laphyssō — Frisk
4. λᾰφύσσω · laphyssō — LSJ
swallow greedily, gulp down, of the lion, αἷμα καὶ ἔγκατα πάντα λαφύσσει Il. 11.176; of dogs, Luc. Asin. 27; of wild beasts, eagles, etc., Q.S. 10.316, etc.; also, of bears, tear open, ὄνυξι τὴν γαστέρα Ael. NA 4.45: metaph., of fire, consume, AP 5.238 (Paul.Sil.); of disease, Aret. CA 2.3:— Med., of men, eat gluttonously, gorge, λαφύσσεται λαφυγμόν Eup. 148, cf. Lyc. l.c.—Poet. Verb used in late Prose, as Ph. 1.550 (abs.).
In the wild
- λαφύσσει · laphyssei Iliad 11.176
- λαφύσσει · laphyssei Iliad 17.64
- λαφύσσετον · laphysseton Iliad 18.583
Where it came from
- Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. λαφύσσω (scan pp. 885-886; entry #3686).
- Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. λαφύσσω (scan p. 640; entry #4714).
- Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. λαφύσσω (scan pp. 1063-1064; entry #3509).
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