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ὀνῠχ-ίζω

onuchizo

pare the nails

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What it meant

ὀνῠχ-ίζω · onych-izō — LSJ

pare the nails, with oneʼs nails pared

pare the nails. in Med., Jul. Mis. 339b, Iamb. VP 28.154 : aor ὠνυχισάμην LXX 2 Ki. 19.24(25) :—Pass., ὠνυχισμένος with oneʼs nails pared, Cratin. 455.

II to have the hoof cloven

ὀ. ὄνυχας to have the hoof cloven, LXX Le. 11.7, al.

III examine with the nail, examine closely

examine with the nail, examine closely, Artem. 4 Prooem., Jul. Or. 5.162c : fut. ὀνυχιεῖ· ἐπιμελῶς ἐξετάσει, Hsch. :—Pass., ὀνυχίζεται, expld. by Phot. ἀκριβολογεῖται, Ar. Fr. 834.

IV overreach

overreach, ἐν τῇ συνηθείᾳ -ίζεσθαί φαμεν τὸν ἐπὶ βλάβῃ ὑπό τινος ἐξαπατηθέντα Artem. 1.22.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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