1. to strip bare of hair, (Herdotus Historicus):—; Pass. to become bald , (Hesiod): generally, to be laid bare , (Xenophon Historicus)

2. with genitive to strip bare of, to strip of a thing, (Herdotus Historicus)

3. generally, to leave naked, unarmed or defenceless , (Thucydides)

4. Pass. also of things, to be stripped off something, τὰ κρέα ἐψιλωμένα τῶν ὀστέων (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)