- Original: ἀπολείχω - Transliteration: Apoleicho - Phonetic: ap-ol-i'-kho - Definition: 1. to lick off, lick up - Origin: from G575 and leicho (to lick) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G575 and λείχω leichō(to lick); to lick clean: - lick.