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|Full diacritics=κατακύπτω
|Medium diacritics=κατακύπτω
|Low diacritics=κατακύπτω
|Capitals=ΚΑΤΑΚΥΠΤΩ
|Transliteration A=katakýptō
|Transliteration B=katakyptō
|Transliteration C=katakypto
|Beta Code=kataku/ptw
|Definition=<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">bend down, stoop</b>, πρόσσω γὰρ κατέκυψε <span class="bibl">Il.16.611</span>, cf. Aristeas <span class="bibl">91</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Jo.</span>8.8</span>; <b class="b2">to be bowed down</b> by shame, <span class="title">AP</span>12.8 (Strato). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">look down</b> from a window, <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">4 Ki.</span>9.32</span>; <b class="b2">stoop down and look</b>, εἰς τὸν βυθόν <span class="bibl">Arr.<span class="title">Epict.</span>2.16.22</span>; κ. εἴσω τοῦ Χάσματος <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">DMort.</span>21.1</span>; κ. ἐς τὸ ἄστυ <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pisc.</span>39</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Icar.</span>15</span>.</span>
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|ptext=[[https://www.translatum.gr/images/pape/pape-01-1357.png Seite 1357]] sich bücken, niederducken, [[πρόσσω]] γὰρ κατέκυψε, Il. 16, 611. 17, 527, u. Sp., bes. den Kopf vorn überbiegen, mit vorgebogenem Kopfe und Leibe wohin gucken, hinabsehen, [[εἴσω]] τοῦ χάσματος Luc. D. Mort. 21, 1, vgl. Icaromen. 15; die Augen zu Boden schlagen, Strat. 7 (XII, 8, vgl. ibd. 176 [[κάτω]] κύψας).
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