πεπτικός

ή, όν

πέσσω

A. able to digest, π. εἶναι τῆς τροφῆς Arist. GA 766a32 ; ἔχειν τὴν κοιλίαν . . πεπτικωτάτην ib.749b24 ; δύναμις π. digestive power, Dsc. 1.14.
II. promoting digestion, Arist. PA 677b32, Long. 466b32, Thphr. Lass. 16, Str. 15.2.10, Xenocr. ap. Orib. 2.58.98 ; πόα Dsc. 3.31 ; φάρμακον Gal. 11.779.
III. promoting concoction, hence of the male seed, σπέρμα π. Zeno Stoic. 1.36.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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