ἀπ-ᾰλείφω, pf.
A). ἀπαλήλιφα D. 52.29 :—
wipe off, expunge, esp. from a record or register,
Id. 45.44 ;
ἀ. ἀπὸ ὀφλήματος καθ’ ὅτι ἂν ἐκτίνη Id. 58.50 ;
ἀ. τι τῶν δεδογμένων cancel it,
Aeschin. 2.160 ;
ἀ. ἀπὸ τῶν παρακαταθηκῶν embezzle part of the deposits,
D. 52.27 :— Med.,
erase, Themist. Ep. 8 :— Pass.,
to be erased, POxy. 34i14 (i A.D.).
2). metaph.,
μυρίας ἐπιστολὰς ἓν δάκρυον ἀπαλείφει μητρός Plu. Alex. 39 .