Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• δέψω ‎(dépsō)

Verb

δέφω • ‎(déphō)

1. (active)
   1. to soften, knead with the hands
2. (in the mediopassive)
   1. (vulgar) to ****

Derived terms

• δέψα ‎(dépsa, “tanned skin”)

Descendants

• Latin: depso

Related terms

• διφθέρα ‎(diphthéra)

References

• δέφω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• δέφω in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers