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λαφύσσω

laphusso

to swallow, gulp down

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1. λαφύσσω · laphyssō — Beekes

λαφύσσω [v.] ‘to swallow, gulp down’ (IL). < PG(v)> eVAR Aor. λαφύξαι. eDER λαφυγμός (com. AP), λάφυξις (Ath.), λαφύγματα [pl.] (epigr.) ‘gluttony’; λαφύκτης ‘gourmand’ (Arist.); also λαφύστιος ‘gluttonous, devoured’ (Lyc.), cf. Ζεὺς λάχνη 839 — [Beekes, s.v. λαφύσσω, p. 885]

2. λαφύσσω · laphyssō — Chantraine

λαφύσσω : ἢ. -Ew, δον. -ξα «avaler gloutonnement » (1]., E., poètes, prose tardive). Noms d'action Aapuyuéc (Ar. Nuées 52, Eup., AP), λάφυξις (Ath) «fait d'avaler, gloutonnerie » ; en outre, pl. λαφύγματα dit de maladies (1G XIV, 1363). Nom d'agent λαφύκτης « goinfre » (Arist.). Dérivé inverse λάφυξ * δάπανος à βορός (Hsch.). On rattache à cet ensemble l’épithète de Ζεὺς Λαφύστιος en Phthiotide (Hdt. 7,197), dont le … — [Chantraine, s.v. λαφύσσω, p. 640]

3. λαφύσσω · laphyssō — Frisk

λαφύσσω Aor. λαφύξαι “einschlürfen, gierig verschlucken’ (ep. poet. seit Il., sp. Prosa). — Davon λαφυγμός (Kom., AP), λάφυξις (Ath.), λαφύγματα pl. (Epigramm) "Verschlucken, Schlemmerei’; λαφύκτης “Schlemmer’ (Arist.); auch λαφύστιος 92 λαχαίνω---λάχεια “verschluckend, verschluckt’ (Lyk.), im Anschluß an Ζεὺς “Δαφύστιος (Hdt. 7, 197; von Aapdorıov ὄρος in Böotien), bei dessen Kult Menschenopfer vorkamen. … — [Frisk, s.v. λαφύσσω, p. 1063]

4. λᾰφύσσω · laphyssō — LSJ

swallow greedily, gulp down, tear open, consume, eat gluttonously, gorge

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.).

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  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. λαφύσσω (scan pp. 885-886; entry #3686).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. λαφύσσω (scan p. 640; entry #4714).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. λαφύσσω (scan pp. 1063-1064; entry #3509).

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