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περιπταίω

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Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλοςLife is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.

Democritus, DK 68b22
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Full diacritics: περιπταίω Medium diacritics: περιπταίω Low diacritics: περιπταίω Capitals: ΠΕΡΙΠΤΑΙΩ
Transliteration A: periptaíō Transliteration B: periptaiō Transliteration C: periptaio Beta Code: periptai/w

English (LSJ)

   A stumble upon, c. dat., Polyaen.1.3.2 ; fall into, ἐνέδρᾳ Id.4.2.18 : mostly metaph. of calamity, Plu.Pyrrh.10 (v.l.); ἑτέροις ἀφ' ἑτέρων J.AJ17.5.5; ὀλέθρῳ Tryph.312: abs., Ph.2.62.    2 fall in with, ὀνείδεσι f.l. for περιπεπτωκότων in Arist.Fr.487.

German (Pape)

[Seite 589] darum oder drüber anstoßen, Plut. Pyrrh. 10; Maneth. 2, 377 u. a. Sp.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

περιπταίω: προσπταίω, προσκρούω, τινὶ Πλουτ. Πύρρ. 10, Τρυφ. 312, Ἰωσήπ. Ἰουδ. Ἀρχ. 17. 5, 5. 2) περιπίπτω εἴς τι, ὀνείδεσι Ἀριστ. Ἀποσπ. 445.

French (Bailly abrégé)

se heurter contre, τινι.
Étymologie: περί, πταίω.