ἐπιψηλαφάω
From LSJ
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
English (LSJ)
A feel by passing the hand over the surface, τι Pl.R.360a; ἐ. τινός feel for it, Id.Prt.310c.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1006] betasten, anfassen, τὸν δακτύλιον Plat. Rep. II, 360 a; c. gen., τοῦ σκίμποδος Prot. 310 c.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπιψηλᾰφάω: ψηλαφῶ τὴν ἐπιφάνειάν τινος, ἐπιψηλαφῶντα τὸν δακτύλιον Πλάτ. Πολ. 360Α· ἐπιψηλαφήσας τοῦ σκίμποδος, ψηλαφήσας καὶ εὐρὼν τὸν σκίμποδα, ὁ αὐτ. ἐν Πρωτ. 310 C.
