κνάω

κνάω, κνᾷ Plu. 2.61d, but in correct Att. κνῇ, inf. κνῆν (v. ἐπικνάω) corrupted to κνεῖν Moer.p.234 P., Hsch., Ion. κνᾶν Hdt. 7.239: fut. κνήσω Hp. Coac. 460 (prob. l.): aor. ἔκνησα Id. Int. 23, Pl. Smp. 185c (prob.l.), Arist. Pr. 965a23, (κατ-) Ar. V. 965; but κνᾶσαι· ὀλέσαι, λυπῆσαι, Hsch.; 3sg. Ep. impf. ἐπι-κνῆ Il. 11.639:—Med., inf. κνῆσθαι Pl. Grg. 494c, later κνᾶσθαι Plu. 2.89e, etc.: fut. κνήσομαι Herod. 4.51: aor. ἐκνησάμην Luc.Bis Acc.1, Dor. ἐκνᾱς- Theoc. 7.110:—Pass., κνᾶται Gal. 10.979: pf. κατα-κέκνησμαι Id. 13.1022:—A. scrape, grate, ἐπὶ δʼ αἴγειον κνῆ τυρόν Il. l.c., cf. Hp. Int. l.c.; τὸν κηρὸν κνᾶν to scrape it off, Hdt. l.c. (nisi leg. ἐκκν-), cf. Gal. 13.1022:—Pass., prob. for κνισθεῖσα in Thphr. HP 9.20.4. II. scratch, τῇ χειρί Hp. Fract. 21; τὸν περὶ τὰς μασχάλας τόπον Arist.l.c.:—Med., scratch oneself, ἀφθόνως ἔχειν τοῦ κνῆσθαι Pl. Grg.l.c.; κνώμενος τὸ κρανίον Timocl. 2.5 D.; τὸ βρέγμα κνήσῃ Herod.l.c.; [ἔλαφοι] κνώμενοι [τὰ κέρατα] πρὸς τὰ δένδρα Arist. HA 611b16; δακτύλῳ κνᾶσθαι τὴν κεφαλήν Plu. Pomp. 48: abs., Id. 2.1091e, Jul. Caes. 323b; τρίβειν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς καὶ κνᾶσθαι Phld. Rh. 2.143 S.; κνήσασθαι τὸ οὖς Luc.l.c.; κνησάμενον ἑνὶ τῶν ποδῶν τὴν πλευράν Gal. 8.443. 2. Med., itch, Id. 10.437, 979. III. tickle, τὴν ῥῖνα prob. in Pl. Smp.l.c.:—Med., κνᾶσθαι τὰ ὦτα πτερῷ tickle oneʼs ears, Luc. Salt. 2, etc.: metaph., τοῦτο κνᾷ καὶ γαργαλίζει καὶ ἀναπείθει Plu. 2.61d:—Pass., οὐ παρέργως ἐκνώμην πρὸς αὐτά Luc. Nec. 3.