δέρω

A. ἔδερον Il. 23.167, Ep. δέρον Od. 8.61: fut. δερῶ Ar. Eq. 370: aor. ἔδειρα Il. 2.422, (ἀπ‐) Hdt. 5.25, (ἐκ‐) Pl. R. 616a:—Med., v. ἀναδέρω:—Pass., fut. δαρήσομαι Ev.Marc. 13.9, POxy. 653b (ii A.D.): aor. ἐδάρην [α] Men. Mon. 422, (ἀπ‐) X. An. 3.5.9, (ἐκ‐) Hdt. 7.26; part. δαρθείς Nicoch. 8: pf. δέδαρμαι (v. infr.):— skin, flay, of animals, δ. βοῦς Il. 23.167: prov., κύνα δ. δεδαρμένην 'flog a dead horse', Pherecr. 179; ἀσκὸς δεδάρθαι to have one's skin flayed off, Sol. 33.7; δερῶ σε θύλακον κλοπῆς I will make a thief's purse of your skin, Ar. Eq. 370: prov., πρὶν ἐσφάχθαι δέρεις 'first catch your hare, then cook it', Eust. 1792.45; ἀέρα δέρειν 'plough the sands', Id. 1215.50, Suid.

2. Anat., separate by avulsion, Herophil. ap. Gal. 2.349.

II. colloquially, cudgel, thrash, δέδοκταί μοι δέρεσθαι καὶ δέρειν δῑ ἡμέρας Ar. V. 485, cf. Nu. 442, POxy. l.c. (ii A. D., Pass.): prov., ὁ μὴ δαρεὶς ἄνθρωπος οὐ παιδεύεται 'spare the rod and spoil the child', Men. l. c., cf. SIG 1109.91 (ii A.D.): metaph., εἰς πρόσωπόν τινα δ. 2 Ep.Cor. 11.20. (Cf. Lith. derù 'flay', Skt. dṛṇā´ti 'split'.)