ἐμπίπτειν
κακοὶ μάρτυρες ἀνθρώποισιν ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ὦτα βαρβάρους ψυχὰς ἐχόντων → eyes and ears are poor witnesses for men if their souls do not understand the language (Heraclitus Phil.: Fr. B 107; Testimonia: Fragment 16, line 6)
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also: ἐμπίπτω, ἐμπίτνω) attack, encounter, meet, occur, occur to, occur to one, be the victim, burst in, burst into, dash into, dawn on one, enter into, fall into, fling oneself upon, strike
Lexicon Thucydideum
incidere, to encounter, fall in with, 2.76.4,
coniici, demitti, to be hurled, be let down, 7.87.2,
Transl. translate incidere, to encounter, fall in with (de morbo concerning disease), 2.48.2, 2.49.4, [vulgo commonly ἐνέπιπτε] 2.53.4 (de morte concerning death), 2.61.2,
de terrore, concerning terror 2.91.4, 4.34.2, 7.80.3,
de aliis rebus, concerning other matters 4.28.5, 6.24.3.
