- ἐκμαγεῖον
- ἐκμᾰγεῖον, τό, ([etym.] ἐκμάσσω)A napkin, Pl.Ti.72c, Meyer Ostr.62.5 (ii B.C.).2 that which wipes off, gets rid of, αἵματος μέλανος, of the spleen, Aret.SD1.15; rough towel, Archig. ap. Gal.12.621, Paul.Aeg. 1.57.II that on or in which an impression is made, κήρινον ἐ. lump of wax, Pl.Tht.191c, cf. 196a; of matter ([etym.] φύσις) as a recipient of impressions, Id.Ti.50c, Arist.Metaph.988a1; [σῶμα]
ἐ. αὐτῆς τῆς γενέσεως Ocell.2.3
.2 impress, mould, Pl.Tht.194d, 194e, Ph.1.279: metaph., ἐκμαγεῖον πέτρης impress of the rocks, of a fisherman who is always wandering over them, AP6.193 (Flacc.).3 model, Pl. Lg.800b, 801d;μηχανῆς Procop.Aed.2.3
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