ἀποτρώγω
apotrogo
bite
Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀποτρώγω, aor. 2 ἀπέτρᾰγον 1.224, 6.864, 9.27:— Α. bite or nibble off, πτόρθους 14; τὸ ἱππομανὲς ἀ. HA 605a4; γλῶτταν l.c., cf. l.c.: metaph., μισθοὺς ἀ. Ra. 367, cf. 303; ἀ. τὸ ἀπορηθέν ‘gulp down’, ‘bolt’ the difficulty, i.e. pass it by without trying to get at the heart of the matter, Metaph. 1001a2. 2. c. gen., nibble at, πόης 46.6: metaph., τᾶς αὔλακος οὐκ ἀποτρώγεις, i.e. you donʼt gobble your swathe, 10.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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