Ἀλαπάξαι
to drain, to exhaust
Translated by Jennifer Benedict31 Mar 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to ravage, to empty out, to make level. From a metaphor of the plant lapathon, purgative of the stomach.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀλαπάξαι· πορθῆσαι, κενῶσαι, ὁμαλίσαι. ἀπὸ μεταφορᾶς λαπάθου βοτάνης, κενωτικῆς γαστρός.