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) (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.