ἑάφθη

English (LSJ)

found only in Il.13.543 ἐπὶ δ' ἀσπὶς ἑάφθη καὶ κόρυς and 14.419 ἐπ' αὐτῷ ἀσπὶς ἑάφθη. (Acc. to Tyrannio ap.Sch.A, A = ἥφθη, upon him was fastened, i.e. to him clung, his shield; acc. to Aristarch., connected with ἕπομαι, shield and helmet followed after: ἑ- Aristarch., ἐ- most Mss.; possibly connected with ἰάπτω (q.v.), was hurled over him; glossed by ἐκάμφθη, ἐβλάβη, Hsch.)

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἑάφθη: εὕρηται μόνον ἐν Ἰλ. Ν. 543 ἐπὶ δ’ ἀσπὶς ἑάφθη καὶ κόρυς, καὶ Ξ. 419 ἐπ’ αὐτῷ ἀσπὶς ἑάφθη. Πλεῖστοι ἑπόμενοι τῷ Τυραννίωνι (ἐν τοῖς Ἑνετ. Σχολίοις) ἀποδίδουσι τὸν τύπον τοῦτον εἰς τὸ ἅπτω· καὶ ἑπομένως κεῖται ἀντὶ τοῦ ἥφθη, ἔμεινε προσηρτημένη, συγκατέμεινε. Ὁ Ἀρίσταρχ. ἀποδίδει τὸν τύπον εἰς τὸ ἕπομαι, ἀσπὶς καὶ περικεφαλαία συμπαρηκολούθησαν, - ἐναντίον πάσης ἀναλογίας. - Ἐν ἑκατέρᾳ περιπτώσει ἡ συλλαβικὴ αὔξησις εἰς ῥῆμα μὴ ἔχον τὸ δίγαμμα εἶναι ἀνώμαλος. - Πρβλ. Spitzn. Exc. xxiv., εἰς Ἰλ.

English (Autenrieth)

defective aor. pass., a doubtful word, used twice, ἐπὶ δ' ἄσπις ἐάφθη καὶ κορύς, Il. 13.543 (similarly Il. 14.419), followed.

Spanish (DGE)

sent. dud., quizá caer con estruendo ἐπὶ δ' ἀσπὶς ἑάφθη καὶ κόρυς Il.13.543, cf. 14.419.
• Etimología: De *e-sn̥k^u̯-, cf. lituan. senkù ‘caer (el nivel del agua)’, ai. á-sak-ra- ‘inagotable’.

Greek Monotonic

ἑάφθη: πιθ. Επικ. αντί ἥφθη, Παθ. αόρ. αʹ του ἅπτω· ἐπ' αὐτῷ ἀσπὶς ἑάφθη η ασπίδα επιρρίφθηκε πάνω του ή προσκολλήθηκε πάνω του, δηλ. έπεσαν μαζί, σε Ομήρ. Ιλ.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἑάφθη: и ἐάφθη [3 л. sing. aor. pass., предполож. к ἅπτω I или к ἕπομαι навалился, упал (на кого или что-л.) (ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ ἀσπὶς ἐάφθη Hom.).

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: v.
Meaning: uncertain (sank?, fell?, of ἀσπὶς καὶ κόρυς Ν 543, Ι 419).
Other forms: Aor.
Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [906] *sengʷʰ- to sing
Etymology: Already in antiquity unknown: by Tyrannion ap. sch. A explained as ἥφθη; Aristarch connected it with ἕπομαι; acc. to H. = ἐκάμφθη, ἐβλάβη; all just speculation. Modern scholars proposed other explanations: to ἰάπτω (K. Meister HK 110 n. 2; see s. v.), to Goth. sigqan sink etc. (J. Schmidt Kritik 62ff. Meier-Brügger, MSS 59 (1989) 91-96 supposed *sengʷʰ-, Goth. siggwan sing, of a dying warrior (?).

Middle Liddell

prob. epic for ἥφθη, aor1 pass. of ἅπτω ἐπ' αὐτῶι ἀσπὶς ἑάφθη upon him his shield was fastened upon or clung to him, i. e. they fell together, Il.

Frisk Etymology German

ἑάφθη: {heáphthē}
Forms: Aor.
Grammar: v.
Meaning: unsicherer Bed. (sank?, fiel?, stürzte?, von ἀσπὶς καὶ κόρυς Ν 543, Ι 419).
Etymology : Schon im Altertum dunkel: von Tyrannion ap. Sch. A als ἥφθη erklärt; von Aristarch zu ἕπομαι gezogen; nach H. = ἐκάμφθη, ἐβλάβη; alles nur lose Vermutungen. Moderne Erklärer haben andere Anknüpfungen versucht : zu ἰάπτω (K. Meister HK 110A. 2; vgl. s. v.), zu got. sigqan sinken usw. (J. Schmidt Kritik 62ff., WP. 2, 495f.). S. auch Bq s. v.
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