χέρνιψ
χέρνιψ
from χερνίπτομαι
χέρνιψ, ιβος, ἡ,
water for washing the hands, before meals, or before sacrifices and religious services, Od., Ar.
pl. χέρνιβες, purifications with holy water, Eur.; εἴργεσθαι χερνίβων to be excluded from the use thereof, as were those defiled by bloodshed, Dem.; χέρνιβας νέμειν to allow the use of it, Soph.; χερνίβων κοινωνός a partaker therein, i. e. a member of the household, Aesch.
rarely of libations to the dead, Aesch., Soph.
Headword (normalized):
χέρνιψ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χερνιψ
Intro Text:
χέρνιψ
from χερνίπτομαι
χέρνιψ, ιβος, ἡ,
water for washing the hands, before meals, or before sacrifices and religious services, Od., Ar.
pl. χέρνιβες, purifications with holy water, Eur.; εἴργεσθαι χερνίβων to be excluded from the use thereof, as were those defiled by bloodshed, Dem.; χέρνιβας νέμειν to allow the use of it, Soph.; χερνίβων κοινωνός a partaker therein, i. e. a member of the household, Aesch.
rarely of libations to the dead, Aesch., Soph.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n35709
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