1. ὀργάζω · orgazō — Frisk
ὀργάζω “weich machen, kneten, gerben? 8. ἐόργη. — [Frisk, s.v. ὀργάζω, p. 1382]
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ὀργ-άζω
orgazo
“weich machen, kneten, gerben? 8
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- Theaetetus 1 · 0.44/10k
What it meant
2. ὀργ-άζω · org-azō — LSJ
soften, knead, temper, has been, kneaded
soften, knead, temper, A. Fr. 451 F ; πηλὸν ὀργάζειν χεροῖν S. Fr. 482, cf. 510, 787 ; πηλὸν . . ὄργασον Ar. Av. 839, cf. Eup. 248 ; κλωστῆρσι χειρῶν ὀργάσας κατήνυσε σειραῖα δεσμά S. Fr. 25 ; ὀ. λίπεϊ . . θρόνα Nic. Al. 155 ; of the action of fire, τὰ ἐντὸς καθάπερ ὀ. Arist. Pr. 869b27:—Med., φύλλα ξηρὰ . . ἐλαίῳ ὀργάσασθαι Hp. Mul. 2.206, cf. Archil. ap. Phot. p.64 R., Nic. Th. 652 ; dub. cj. in Alciphr. 3.7 :—Pass., ὅταν ὁ κηρὸς μετρίως ὠργασμένος ᾖ has been well kneaded, Pl. Tht. 194c (resto
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- ὠργασμένος · ōrgasmenos Plato, Theaetetus 194
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