ὀπτάω
ὀπτάω
ὀπτάω,
a part. pass. ὀπτεύμενος in Theocr.
ὀπτός
to roast, broil, Hom., etc.; c. gen. partit., ὀπτῆσαί τε κρεῶν to roast some meat, Od.:— ὀπτᾶν was used of cooking by means of fire or dry heat, opp. to ἕψω to boil in water, which never appears in Hom.; and a Com. poet remarks that Homerʼs heroes ate only roast meat:—Pass., aor1 inf. ὀπτηθῆναι Od.
to bake bread, Hdt., Xen., Ar.:—also of bricks or pottery, to bake, burn, Hdt.
to bake, harden, of the sun, Bion.
metaph. in Pass. to be burned by love, Theocr., Anth.
Headword (normalized):
ὀπτάω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
οπταω
Intro Text:
ὀπτάω
ὀπτάω,
a part. pass. ὀπτεύμενος in Theocr.
ὀπτός
to roast, broil, Hom., etc.; c. gen. partit., ὀπτῆσαί τε κρεῶν to roast some meat, Od.:— ὀπτᾶν was used of cooking by means of fire or dry heat, opp. to ἕψω to boil in water, which never appears in Hom.; and a Com. poet remarks that Homerʼs heroes ate only roast meat:—Pass., aor1 inf. ὀπτηθῆναι Od.
to bake bread, Hdt., Xen., Ar.:—also of bricks or pottery, to bake, burn, Hdt.
to bake, harden, of the sun, Bion.
metaph. in Pass. to be burned by love, Theocr., Anth.
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