ἀλείφω

A. ‐ψω LXX Ex. 40.15, (ἐξ‐) E. IA 1486, Pl. R. 386c: aor. ἤλειψα Hom., Att., Ep. ἄλειψα Od. 12.177: pf. ἀλήλιφα(ἀπ‐) D. 52.2):—Med., fut. ‐ψομαι Th. 4.68: aor. ἠλειψάμην Att., Ep. ἀλ‐ Il. 14.171:—Pass., fut. ἀλειφθήσομαι(ἐξ‐) D. 25.73: aor. 1 ἠλείφθην Hp. Morb. 4.54, Pl. Ly. 217c, etc.: aor. 2 ἐξ‐ηλίφην v.l. in Pl. Phdr. 258b, (ἀπ‐) D.C. 55.3: pf ἀλήλιμμαι Th. 4.68, (ἐξ‐, ὑπ‐) D. 25.70, X. Oec. 10.6 (‐ει‐ is freq. found in pf. forms in codd.): (ἀ‐, euph., λιπ‐, cf. λίπος):—anoint the skin with oil, as was done after bathing, Act.referring to another, Med. to oneself, λοῦσαι κέλετ’ ἀμφί τ’ ἀλεῖψαι Il. 24.582; Hom. elsewh. always adds λίπα or λίπ’ ἐλαίῳ (v. sub λίπα), πάντα λοέσσατο καὶ λίπ’ ἄλειψεν Od. 6.227; λοεσσαμένω καὶ ἀλειψαμένω λίπ’ ἐλαίῳ Il. 10.577, cf. 14.171, 18.350: later of anointing for gymnastic exercises, λίπα μετὰ τοῦ γυμνάζεσθαι ἠλείψαντο Th. 1.6; generally, λίπα ἀλείφεσθαι Id. 4.68; βακκάρι ῥῖνας Hippon. 41; of anointing the sick, Men. Georg. 60, cf. Ep.Jac. 5.14.

2. supply oil for gymnasts, ἀλειφούσης τῆς πόλεως CIG (add.) 1957g (Maced.); ἀ. πανήγυριν, ἔθνη, Inscr.Magn. 163, OGI 533.47 (Ancyra); οἱ ‐όμενοι youths undergoing gymnastic training, ib. 339.72 (Sestos), etc.; οἱ ἀ. ἐν τῷ γυμνασίῳ ib.764.5 (Pergam.), al.; ἀλείφεσθαι παρά τινι to attend a gymnastic school, Arr. Epict. 1.2.26.

3. polish, τράπεζαν Diph. 74; δακτύλιον Thphr. Char. 21; ἀγάλματα Artem. 2.33.

4. metaph., prepare as if for gymnastics, encourage, stimulate, instigate, Demad. 17, Pl. ap. D.L. 4.6; ἐπὶ τὴν πολιτικὴν ἀγωνίαν Phld. Rh. 2.59 S.; τινὰ ἐπὶ τὸν Κλώδιον App. BC 2.16, cf. Plu. Them. 3; τινὰ κατά τινος Ph. 1.549; τινὰ ἐπὶ φαρμακείαν App. Mac. 11.7:—Pass., τοὺς ‐ομένους ἐπί τι Phld. Rh. 2.158 S.

II. daub, plaster, besmear, οὔατα ἀλεῖψαι stop up ears, Od. 12.47,177,200; ἀ. αἵματι Hdt. 3.8; μίλτῳ X. Oec. 10.5; ψιμυθίῳ Pl. Ly. 217d; κυανῷ Paus. 5.11.5.