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παραπτύω

paraptuo

spit out at the side

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What it meant

παραπτύω · paraptyō — LSJ

spit out at the side, foam at the corners, drop with, write carelessly

spit out at the side, Ael. ap. Ar.Byz. Epit. 53.1 ; π. ἀφρόν foam at the corners of the mouth, Philostr. VA 4.10 ; π. τοῦ μέλιτος drop with honey, Id. Im. 1.31 : metaph., write carelessly, Id. VS 2.9.3 ; τοὺς τῶν σοφιστῶν ἐξ ἐπιδρομῆς μετὰ χάριτος παρέπτυσε βίους Eun. VS p.454B.

II reject scornfully

reject scornfully, Ph. 1.488 :—Pass., Call. Hec. Fr. 260.35 Pf. [updated ref.].

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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