ἀποτρίβω

A. wear out, πολλά οἱ . . σφέλα . . πλευραὶ ἀποτρίψουσι his ribs will wear out many a footstool (thrown at him), Od. 17.232.

II. rub clean, ἀ. ἵππον rub down a horse, X. Eq. 6.2:—Med., ἀ. τὸ αἰδοῖον Plu. 2.1044b.

III. rub off, ἰόν Theoc. 16.17: metaph., πρὶν γῆρας ἀποτρῖψαι νεότητα Id. 24.133:—Pass., to be rubbed off, Arist. Col. 793a25:—Med., get rid of, ἀδοξίαν D. 1.11; ἐγκλήματα Aeschin. 1.179; τὸ πάθος Arist. EN 1105a2; διαβολάς D.S. 17.5; τὸν πόλεμον, τὸν κίνδυνον, Plb. 3.8.10, 10.14.1; τοὺς πελάζοντας ἀ. brush them away, Id. 3.102.5; τὴν ἄνθρωπον Plu. Mar. 40; quartanam Cic. Att. 7.5.5; λιμὸν τῆς γαστρός Plu. 2.1044b; decline, reject, ἡμέραν Inscr.Prien. 27.17; τὴν πεῖραν Plu. Thes. 26; δεήσεις Id. Brut. 17; τὰ διδόμενα OGI 315.82 (Pessinus, ii B.C.).

2. in Pass., ὥστε μηδὲν ἀπ’ αὐτῆς ἀποτριβῆναι, = ne quid detrimenti resp. caperet, D.C. 40.49, etc.