Λάψαι
to lap
Translated by Oliver Phillips ✝11 Jan 2005Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to drink with the tongue.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λάψαι· τῇ γλώττῃ πιεῖν.
Betacode
*la/yai: th=| glw/tth| piei=n.
Notes
- Likewise or similarly in other lexica; see the references at Photius lambda131 Theodoridis. The headword is the aorist active infinitive of
la/ptw (lambda 119, lambda 173). It is presumably quoted from somewhere, perhaps comedy.
Linked from2 entries
- λ119Λάπτεινto lap[Meaning] to empty out. Also [sc. attested is the related participle] la/ptontes ["they lapping"], [meaning] they drinking with the tongue. Concerning those who lapped their tongues [sic], look in the 'Gideon' [entry].
- λ173Λάψοντεςintending to lap[Meaning they] being eager to drink: for they, being filled with blood and rushing because of thirst, have their impulse in the spring. See in more detail under a)pola/yeis ['you will lap up'].
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Revision history4 revisions · last 4 Apr 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Oliver Phillips ✝