- πέσσω
- to bake
- 1. to soften, ripen or change , by means of heat:
2. of the sun, to ripen fruit, [8th/7th c.BC]; cf. πεπαίνω.
3. by the action of fire, to cook, dress, bake , [Refs 5th c.BC, 5th/4th c.BC]:—;Pass., [Refs 5th c.BC]:—;Mid., πέσσεσθαι πέμματα to cook oneself cakes, [Refs 5th c.BC]
4. of the stomach, to digest , like Lat. concoquere, [Refs 4th c.BC]
5. metaph., χόλον πέσσειν to cherish or nurse one's wrath, Lat. fovere, [8th/7th c.BC]; βέλος πέσσειν to have a dart in one to nurse , [8th/7th c.BC]; but in good sense, γέρα πεσσέμεν to enjoy them, [8th/7th c.BC]; also, ἀκίνδυνον αἰῶνα πέσσειν to lead a sodden life of ease, [Refs 5th c.BC] (ML)