ἀμέλγω

amelgōVerbG6255

to extract

Full Lexicon Entry

1.to milk sheep and goats; *βόας *(Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus): —;Mid., in metaphorically sense, *ἀμέλγεσθαι τοὺς ξένους *to milk them dry, (Aristophanes Comicus)
2.to draw milk from the animals, ἀμ. *γάλα *(Herdotus Historicus); Pass., *ὄϊες ἀμελγόμεναι γάλα *having milk drawn from them, milch- ewes, (Iliad by Homer)
3.metaphorically to squeeze out like milk, to press out, *ἐκ βοτρύων ξανθὸν ἄμελξε γάνος *[variant datesAnthology Palantina
4.to drink, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus)

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