ἀποπτύω

A. spit out, ὄνθον ἀποπτύων Il. 23.781; of the sea, ἀποπτύει ἁλὸς ἄχνην 4.426, cf. Emp. 115.10; ἀ. σίαλον ἐκ τοῦ στόματος X. Mem. 1.2.54: abs., spit, A Fr. 354, X. Cyr. 1.2.16 codd., Thphr. Char. 19.11:—Pass., Ph. 1.20, Gal. 15.472; to be washed ashore, Alciphr. 1.10.

2. abominate, spurn, ἀποπτύουσι δέ τ’ ἀράς Hes. Op. 726; ἀποπτύεις λόγους A. Eu. 303; ἀπέπτυσαν εὐνὰς ἀδελφοῦ Id. Ag. 1192, cf. Pr. 1070(lyr.), Ar. Pax 528, E. Andr. 607; disown, A. Ch. 197:—aor. ἀπέπτυσα freq. used in pres. sense, ἀπέπτυσα μὲν λόγον E. Hel. 664, cf.IA 874: freq. abs., ἀπέπτυσα omen absit, Id. Hipp. 614, Hec. 1276, IT 1161; ἀ. χαλινόν, of a horse, Philostr. Im. 1.12.

3. ward off, Epic. in BKT 5(1).122. [υ of pres. long in Ep.; υ of fut. and aor. short in Trag.]