ἐγκοιμίζω
ἰχθύς ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὄζειν ἄρχεται → the fish stinks from the head, a fish rots from the head down, the fish rots from the head down, fish begin to stink at the head, the fish stinks first at the head, corruption starts at the top, the rot starts at the top
English (LSJ)
A lull to sleep in . ., AP7.260 (Carph.): metaph., Hero Aut.16.2:— Pass., IG4.951.90 (Epid.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 709] einschläfern in, τοῖς κόλποις παῖδας Carphyllid. 2 (VII, 260).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐγκοιμίζω: μέλλ. -ίσω, κοιμίζω ἐν, πολλάκις παῖδας ἐμοῖς ἐνεκοίμισα κόλποις Ἀνθ. Π. 7. 260.
French (Bailly abrégé)
1 endormir dans ou sur;
2 fig. coucher dans.
Étymologie: ἐν, κοιμίζω.
Spanish (DGE)
I tr.
1 de pers. acostar, recostar παῖδας ἐμοῖς ἐνεκοίμισα κόλποις AP 7.260 (Carph.).
2 de cosas colocar, meter τὴν δρεπάνην τῇ σκηνῇ Chrys.M.61.771, en v. pas. σπάρτος ... ἐγκεκοιμίσθω Hero Aut.16.2.
II intr. en v. med. dormir, pernoctar en lugar sagrado ἐγκεκοιμισμένων ἤδη τῶν ἱκετᾶν IG 42.121.90, cf. 123.130 (ambas Epidauro IV a.C.), ἐν Ἀσκληπιοῦ Aristid.42.43.
