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λάπτω

lapto

Arist

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 77 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. λάπτω · laptō — Chantraine

λάπτω : Arist., ete., fut. λάψω (ZI 16,161), aor. ἔλαψα (Epic. Alex. Adesp.; LXX), parf. λέλαφα (Ar. fr. 598), moy. ἐλαψάμην (Phérécr, 95); volontiers précisé par des préverbes : f. ἀπολάψεις « avaler, ne faire qu'une bouchée de» (Ar. Nuées 811), ἐξέλαψα «avaler d’un seul trait » (Ar. Ach. 1229), τὸν ζωμὸν αὐτῆς ... ἐκλάψεται «il lapera son jus» (Ar, Paix 885); il s'agit de Théoria); p.-ê. nept- (Phérécr. 23). … — [Chantraine, s.v. λάπτω, p. 637]

2. λάπτω · laptō — Frisk

λάπτω (Arist. usw.), Fut. λάψω (IT 161, Ar.), -ouaı (Ar.), Aor. Adyaı, -aodaı (Ar., Pherekr., LXX u. a.), Perf. Agiäpa (Ar. Fr. 598), auch mit ἀπο-, &x-, negı-, “schlürfen, gierig trinken’, bes. von Hunden u. dgl. — Davon λάπτας᾽ τοὺς ῥοφοῦντας H.; von Latte Glotta 34, 197 auch in λατταμυΐα: ΠΟολυρ(ρ)ήνιοι H. vermutet, nach ihm als Adrrals) (kret. für λάπτας)" μυῖα zu lesen; — λάψις “das Schlürfen’ (Arist.). … — [Frisk, s.v. λάπτω, p. 1057]

3. λάπτω · laptō — LSJ

lap with the tongue

lap with the tongue, of wolves, λάψοντες γλώσσῃσιν . . μέλαν ὕδωρ Il. l.c., cf. LXX l.c., Plu. Sollert. 2.971a; πίνει τὰ καρχαρόδοντα λάπτοντα Arist. HA 595a7; τῇ γλώττῃ λ. Ael. NA 6.53; cf. κάπτω.

2 drink greedily, gulp down

drink greedily, αἷμα λέλαφας Ar. Fr. l.c., cf. Epic.Alex.Adesp. l.c.; οἶνον Ath. 10.443e:—also in Med., λεπαστὴν λαψαμένοις gulp down, Pherecr. l.c.—In Ath. 8.363a λαπάττειν shd. be restored for λάπτειν, unless it was an error of the writer, as in Eust. 1413.3.

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Where it came from

  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. λάπτω (scan p. 637; entry #4677).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. λάπτω (scan p. 1057; entry #3486).

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