κνάω

κνάω,

A

κνᾷ Plu.2.61d

, but in correct [dialect] Att. κνῇ, inf. κνῆν (v. ἐπικνάω) corrupted to κνεῖν Moer.p.234 P., Hsch., [dialect] Ion.

κνᾶν Hdt.7.239

: [tense] fut.

κνήσω Hp.Coac.460

(prob. l.): [tense] aor.

ἔκνησα Id.Int.23

, Pl.Smp.185c (prob.l.), Arist.Pr.965a23, (κατ-) Ar.V.965; but κνᾶσαι· ὀλέσαι, λυπῆσαι, Hsch.; [ per.] 3sg. [dialect] Ep. [tense] impf.

ἐπι-κνῆ Il.11.639

:—[voice] Med., inf.

κνῆσθαι Pl.Grg.494c

, later

κνᾶσθαι Plu.2.89e

, etc.: [tense] fut.

κνήσομαι Herod.4.51

: [tense] aor.

ἐκνησάμην Luc.

Bis Acc.1, [dialect] Dor. ἐκνᾱς- Theoc.7.110:—[voice] Pass.,

κνᾶται Gal.10.979

: [tense] pf.

κατα-κέκνησμαι Id.13.1022

:—scrape, grate, ἐπὶ δ' αἴγειον κνῆ τυρόν Il.l.c., cf. Hp.Int. l.c.; τὸν κηρὸν κνᾶν to scrape it off, Hdt.l.c. (nisi leg. ἐκκν-), cf. Gal.13.1022:—[voice] Pass., prob. for κνισθεῖσα in Thphr.HP9.20.4.

II scratch,

τῇ χειρί Hp.Fract.21

; τὸν περὶ τὰς μασχάλας τόπον Arist.l.c.:—[voice] Med., scratch oneself,

ἀφθόνως ἔχειν τοῦ κνῆσθαι Pl.Grg.

l.c.;

κνώμενος τὸ κρανίον Timocl.2.5

D.; τὸ βρέγμα κνήσῃ Herod.l.c.; [

ἔλαφοι] κνώμενοι [τὰ κέρατα] πρὸς τὰ δένδρα Arist.HA611b16

;

δακτύλῳ κνᾶσθαι τὴν κεφαλήν Plu.Pomp.48

: abs., Id.2.1091e, Jul.Caes.323b;

τρίβειν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς καὶ κνᾶσθαι Phld. Rh.2.143

S.; κνήσασθαι τὸ οὖς Luc.l.c.;

κνησάμενον ἑνὶ τῶν ποδῶν τὴν πλευράν Gal.8.443

.

2 [voice] Med., itch, Id.10.437, 979.

III tickle, τὴν ῥῖνα prob. in Pl.Smp.l.c.:—[voice] Med., κνᾶσθαι τὰ ὦτα πτερῷ tickle one's ears, Luc.Salt.2, etc.: metaph.,

τοῦτο κνᾷ καὶ γαργαλίζει καὶ ἀναπείθει Plu.2.61d

:—[voice] Pass.,

οὐ παρέργως ἐκνώμην πρὸς αὐτά Luc. Nec.3

.