Aristotle Greek Lexicon ἀποτρώγω

ἀποτρώγω

apotrogo

bite

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀποτρώγω, aor. 2 ἀπέτρᾰγον Ph. 1.224, Gal. 6.864, D.L. 9.27:— Α. bite or nibble off, πτόρθους Eup. 14; τὸ ἱππομανὲς ἀ. Arist. HA 605a4; γλῶτταν Ph. l.c., cf. Gal. l.c.: metaph., μισθοὺς ἀ. Ar. Ra. 367, cf. Men. 303; ἀ. τὸ ἀπορηθέν ‘gulp down’, ‘bolt’ the difficulty, i.e. pass it by without trying to get at the heart of the matter, Arist. Metaph. 1001a2. 2. c. gen., nibble at, πόης Babr. 46.6: metaph., τᾶς αὔλακος οὐκ ἀποτρώγεις, i.e. you donʼt gobble your swathe, Theoc. 10.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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