ἀμέλγω
amelgo
milk
Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀμέλγω [ᾰ], fut. -ξω 23.25, A. milk, with acc. of animals milked, μῆλα . . ὅσσʼ ἤμελγε Od. 9.238; ἤμελγεν ὄϊς καὶ μηκάδας αῖγας ib. 244; βόας 4.3: metaph., ἀμέλγεις τοὺς ξένους you drain them of all they have, Eq. 326: prov., ἀ. τὸν τράγον, of wasted labour, 33.21.1, Demon. 28:—Med., ἀ. χροὸς αἷμα Al. 506: metaph., ἐκ Σαπφοῦς τόδʼ ἀμελγόμενος μέλι τοι φέρω Lyr.Adesp. 62. 2. such up moisture, of the sun, D. 2.500. II. c.acc., of milk, ἀ. γάλα 4.2:—Pass., ὄϊες . . ἀμελγόμεναι γάλα λευκόν milch-ewes, Il. 4.434; γάλα πολὺ ἀ. HA 523a7, cf. 522a15; νέκταρ ἀμέλγονται Ion Eleg.1:—Med., let such, C. 1.437. 2. metaph., squeeze out like milk, press out, ἐκ βοτρύων ξανθὸν ἄμελξε γάνος AP 9.645 (); δάκρυ ἠλέκτροιο 293. III. drink, αὐτὸ λαβὼν ποτὶ χεῖλος ἀμέλξω 23.25, cf. 1.48, D. 12.321:—Med., ib.12.320, al. (ἀ- euph., cf. mulgeo, milk.)
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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