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ψωρ-ιάω

psoriao

to have the itch, scab

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What it meant

ψωρ-ιάω · psōr-iaō — LSJ

to have the itch, scab, mange

to have the itch, scab, or mange, Hp. Aph. 4.77, Plu. Sanit. 2.126b; ψ. τὴν κύστιν Dsc. 3.151, v.l. for ψωράω in Pl. Grg. 494c; of dogs, Gp. 19.3.2.

II to be scabby, cankered

of trees, to be scabby, cankered, esp. of the fig, Thphr. CP 5.9.10, HP 4.14.3, etc.; of κύμινον, ib. 8.10.1.

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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