ἕψω
ἕψω
to boil, seethe, Hdt., Attic: proverb. of useless labour, λίθον ἕψεις Ar.; c. gen. partit., ἥψομεν τοῦ κορκόρου we boiled some pimpernel, Ar.:—Pass. to be boiled, Hdt.
of metals, to smelt, refine, Pind.
metaph., γῆρας ἀνώνυμον ἕψειν to cherish an inglorious age, Pind.