- ἀμέλγω
- to extract
- 1. to milk sheep and goats; βόας [Refs 3rd c.BC]: —;Mid., in metaph. sense, ἀμέλγεσθαι τοὺς ξένους to milk them dry, [5th/4th c.BC]
2. to draw milk from the animals, ἀμ. γάλα [Refs 5th c.BC]; Pass., ὄϊες ἀμελγόμεναι γάλα having milk drawn from them, milch- ewes, [8th/7th c.BC]
3. metaph. to squeeze out like milk, to press out , ἐκ βοτρύων ξανθὸν ἄμελξε γάνος [var. datesAnthology Palantina
4. to drink , [Refs 3rd c.BC] (ML)