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ἀμβλύνω
ἀμβλύνω [ῡ], fut. -ῠνῶ ( ἀπ-) A. Th. 715: aor. ἤμβλῡνα AP 6.67 ( Jul.):— Pass., fut. -υνθήσομαι ( ἀπ-) A. Pr. 866, but -υνοῦμαι (in pass. sense) Hp. Aph. 1.9: aor. ἠμβλύνθην LXX Ge. 27.1, AP 6.65 ( Paul.Sil.), etc.: pf. ἤμβλυμμαι, 3 sg. ἤμβλυται S.E. M. 7.183, pl. -υνται ( ἀπ-) Hom. Epigr. 12; ἀπήμβλυνται is 3 sg. in Herod. Fr. 10.4:—

ShortDef

to blunt, take the edge off

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Headword:
ἀμβλύνω
Headword (normalized):
ἀμβλύνω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αμβλυνω
Intro Text:
ἀμβλύνω [ῡ], fut. -ῠνῶ ( ἀπ-) A. Th. 715: aor. ἤμβλῡνα AP 6.67 ( Jul.):— Pass., fut. -υνθήσομαι ( ἀπ-) A. Pr. 866, but -υνοῦμαι (in pass. sense) Hp. Aph. 1.9: aor. ἠμβλύνθην LXX Ge. 27.1, AP 6.65 ( Paul.Sil.), etc.: pf. ἤμβλυμμαι, 3 sg. ἤμβλυται S.E. M. 7.183, pl. -υνται ( ἀπ-) Hom. Epigr. 12; ἀπήμβλυνται is 3 sg. in Herod. Fr. 10.4:—
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Key:
a)mblu/nw

Senses and Citations (From Data)

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Children (1)
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blunt, dull, take the edge off, properly of a sharp instrument, and metaph., make dim, dull, μερίμνας Emp. 2, cf. 110.7; τὸ ψυχρὸν . . τοὺς χυμοὺς ἀ. Arist. Sens. 443b15; ὄμματος αὐγὴν ἀμβλύνας AP 6.67 ( Jul.); τὸ ἄλγος Aret. CA 1.10; ἄκρατον take away strength of wine, Plu. QConv. 2.656a; οὐ γὰρ ἀοιδὰς ἀμβλύνειν αἰὼν . . δύναται AP 7.225; θυμὸν ἀ. Phld. Mus. p.76K.
Citations (6)
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Emp. 2
μερίμνας
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Arist. Sens. 443b15
τὸ ψυχρὸν . . τοὺς χυμοὺς ἀ.
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AP 6.67
ὄμματος αὐγὴν ἀμβλύνας
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Aret. CA 1.10
τὸ ἄλγος
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AP 7.225
οὐ γὰρ ἀοιδὰς ἀμβλύνειν αἰὼν . . δύναται
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θυμὸν ἀ.
Children (1)
II
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Pass., become blunt or dull, lose edge, of the teeth, Arist. PA 661b22, cf. GA 789a9; of eyesight, ἠμβλύνθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ τοῦ ὁρᾶν LXX Ge. 27.1.
Citations (1)
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LXX Ge. 27.1
ἠμβλύνθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ τοῦ ὁρᾶν
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Children (2)
2
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become obtuse, γωνία Papp. 118.6.
Citations (1)
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Papp. 118.6
γωνία
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ὀργὴ γέροντος ὥστε μαλθακὴ κοπὶς . . ἀμβλύνεται S. Fr. 894, cf. Pl. R. 490b; of an oracle, lose its edge or force, A. Th. 844; ἡ νοῦσος ἀμβλυνεῖται Hp. Aph. 1.9; of the mind, to be disheartened, Th. 2.87: c. gen., ἀμβλύνεσθαι ἐρωῆς Opp. H. 2.338.
Citations (3)
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S. Fr. 894
ὀργὴ γέροντος ὥστε μαλθακὴ κοπὶς . . ἀμβλύνεται
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Hp. Aph. 1.9
ἡ νοῦσος ἀμβλυνεῖται
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Opp. H. 2.338
ἀμβλύνεσθαι ἐρωῆς
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Citations (From Models)

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