apoxyomenos

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀποξυόμενος (apoxuómenos), present mediopassive participle of ἀποξύω (apoxúō, “to scrape off”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˌpɑksiˈɑmənɑs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˌpɒksiˈɒmənɒs/

Noun

apoxyomenos (plural apoxyomenoi)

1. (art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.