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νίζω the pres. νίπτω, from which the tenses are formed, only in late writers to wash the hands or feet of another, Od.:—Mid., χεῖρας νίψασθαι to wash oneʼs hands, Il., Hes.; so, νίψασθαι, absol., to wash oneʼs hands, Od., etc.; νίψασθαι ἁλός to wash [with water] from the sea, Od. generally to purge, cleanse, Soph., Eur. to wash off, ἱδρῶ νίψεν ἀπὸ χρωτός washed off the sweat from the skin, Il.; αἷμα νίζʼ ὕδατι Il.:—Mid., χρόα νίζετο ἅλμην he washed the brine off his skin, Od.:—Pass., αἷμα νένιπται Il.—The word is commonly said of persons washing part of the person, while λούομαι is used of bathing, πλύνω of washing clothes.

ShortDef

to wash the hands

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Headword:

νίζω

Headword (normalized):

νίζω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

νιζω

IDX:

22240

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n22262

Key:

ni/zw

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