ψάω

A. ψῇ S. Tr. 678, inf. ψῆν(περι‐) Ar. Eq. 909: impf. contr. 3 sg. prob. ἀπέψη (v. ἀποψάω): fut. ψήσω(ἀπο‐) Id. Lys. 1035: aor. ἔψησα Hippon. 12 Diehl, A.R. 3.831, (κατ‐, περι‐) Pl. Phd. 89b, Ar. Pl. 730:—Med., freq. in compos. with ἀπό:— Pass., aor. ἐψήθην(συν‐) LXX Je. 31(48).33 (v.l. ‐ψήσθ‐); ἐψήσθην(ἀν‐) BGU 530.17 (i A. D.): pf. ἔψησμαι(παρ‐) Poll. 4.152. Later authors sts. use the contr. by α instead of η, inf. ἀνα‐ψᾶν Dsc. 4.64:— rub, wipe, τίς ὀμφαλητόμος σε . . ἔψησε κἀπέλουσεν; Hippon. l. c.; polish, PHolm. 3.19; rub smooth, αὐσταλέας δ’ ἔψησε παρηΐδας A.R. l. c.; of solderers, PLond. 3.1177.285 (ii A. D.).

II. intr., crumble away, vanish, disappear, S. Tr. 678 (s. v. l.). (ψάω, ψαίω, ψαύω, ψαίρω, ψήχω, ψώχω, and perh. ψίω, ψωμός, seem to be different enlargements of ψ‐, which corresponds to ps- in Skt. psā ´ti, bhes- in Skt. babhasti 'crush, chew, devour', bhasman 'ashes'.)