LOGOI

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ὀδάξ-ω

odaxo

feel pain, irritation, scratch oneself

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What it meant — LSJ

feel pain, irritation, scratch oneself

Act., feel pain or irritation, τὸν δεξιὸν [πόδα] Thphr. l.c. ; τὸν ὦμον X. l.c.:—Med., scratch oneself, D.S. l.c., cj. in Thphr. Char. 19.4 (ἀδαξ-).

II cause irritation, irritants, is an irritant, nibbled at

ὀδάξει· τοῖς ὀδοῦσι δάκνει, Hsch.; cause irritation, AB 340, Suid., Phot. (where ἀδαξῆσαι); ἀδαξῶντα irritants, Hp. Mul. 1.18 codd. opt. : fut. ὀδαξήσεται ib. 2.154 : pres. ὀδάξεται is an irritant, ib. 160 ; ὀδάξονται μυκτῆρας Id. Gland. 13 : c. acc., ὠδάξατο σάρκα nibbled at it, AP 9.86 (Antiphil.).

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