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ξέω

xeo

shave, plane, carve

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What it meant — LSJ

shave, plane

shave or plane timber, ξέσσε δʼ ἐπισταμένως καὶ ἐπὶ στάθμην ἴθυνεν Od. 5.245, cf. 17.341, 21.44; οἱ ξέοντες Pl. Thg. 124b.

2 carve, shape by carving

carve wood, shape by carving, λέχος ἔξεον, ὄφρʼ ἐτέλεσσα Od. 23.199 ; τίς νιν ξέσε; Σκόπας Simon. l.c.:—Pass., Hld. l.c.

3 whittle, pare

whittle, pare, in grafting, Gp. 4.12.14.

II scrape smooth, polish, smoothed

scrape smooth, polish, τοὺς ὄνυχας Philostr. VS 2.5.2 ; τὸ βλέφαρον ξέσομεν διὰ κισήρεως Paul.Aeg. l.c. ; τὸ ὀστοῦν Id. 6.2 ; στήμων ἐξεσμένος smoothed thread, Ar. l.c.

2 roughen by scraping, irritate

roughen by scraping, προτετραχυμμένης <καὶ οἷον> ἐξεσμένης τῆς ὑστέρας Sor. 1.36 ; irritate, ἔντερα Aret. SD 2.9.

3 flog

= ξαίνω, flog, τοὺς ἐν δικαστηρίῳ ξεσθέντας καὶ ξύλοις τυφθέντας Orib. Fr. 90 ; τοὺς ἐν δικαστηρίῳ μαστιγωθέντας καὶ ξεσθέντας Aët. 15.37.

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. ξέω (scan p. 1086; entry #4395). Root candidates: *kes-.
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ξέω (scan p. 782; entry #5723). Root candidates: *ges-.
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ξέω (scan pp. 1307-1308; entry #4148).

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