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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c

French (Bailly abrégé)

éclater et tomber sur.
Étymologie: ἐπί, καταρρήγνυμαι.

Greek Monotonic

ἐπικαταρρήγνῠμαι: Παθ., πέφτω ορμητικά, κατέρχομαι με ορμή κάτω, σε Πλούτ.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἐπικαταρρήγνῠμαι: (вслед за чем-л.) обрушиваться (ливнем), низвергаться (ταῖς μάχαις ὑετοὺς ἐ. λέγουσιν Plut.).

Middle Liddell

Pass. to fall violently down, Plut.