ἀφύσσω

A. ἄφυσσον Call. Cer. 70: fut. ἀφύξω, Dor. ἀφυσιολογ‐ξῶ Theoc. 7.65: aor. ἤφυσα Od. 9.165, Ep. ἄφυσσα 2.379, E. IA 1051 (lyr.), imper. ἄφυσσον Od. 2.349:—Med., aor. ἠφυσάμην, Ep. ἀφύσσατο Il. 16.230:—draw liquids, esp. from a larger vessel with a smaller, νέκταρ ἀπὸ κρητῆρος ἀφύσσων Il. 1.598, cf. Od. 9.9; οἶνον ἐν ἀμφιφορεῦσιν ἠφύσαμεν 9.165; εἰς ἄγγε’ ἀφύσσαι δῶρα Διωνύσου Hes. Op. 613:—Pass., πίθων ἠφύσσετο οἶνος was drawn from the winejars, Od. 23.305: metaph., ἄφενος καὶ πλοῦτον ἀφύξειν draw full draughts of wealth, i.e. heap it up, τινί for another, Il. 1.171; ἀ. νέκταρ ἐρώτων AP 5.225 (Paul. Sil.).

2. sound, probe, ἰητὴρ ἕλκος ἀ. Opp. H. 2.597.

II. Med., draw for oneself, help oneself to, οἶνον ἀφυσσόμενος Il. 23.220; ἀπὸ Κηφισοῦ ῥοὰς . . ἀφυσσαμέναν, of Aphrodite, E. Med. 836 (lyr.); φύλλα ἠφυσάμην I heaped me up a bed of leaves, Od. 7.286, cf. 5.482: metaph., αἰῶνος σπειρήματ’ ἀφυσσάμενος App.Anth. 3.186.—Trag. only in E. l.c. and IA 1051.