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κατακνάωcontr.vbaor.dial.2sg.aor.opt.mid.tm.Theoc.aor.pass. fig., of a cheese-grater, envisaged as quartermastergrate outprovisionsw.dat.for troopsAr.pass.fig., of a personbe gratedw. ἐν + dat.in a savoury sauceAr. mid.scratch to shredsone's skinw.dat.w. one's nailsTheoc.

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to scrape away, make away with

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Headword:

κατακνάω

Headword (normalized):

κατακνάω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

κατακναω

IDX:

21414

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-21415

Key:

κατακνάω

Data

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