ἐπικαταίρω

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μηδὲν κοτυλίζειν, ἀλλὰ καταπάττειν χύδην → not to sell by the cupful, but to dole out indiscriminately | not to sell by retail but wholesale

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Full diacritics: ἐπικαταίρω Medium diacritics: ἐπικαταίρω Low diacritics: επικαταίρω Capitals: ΕΠΙΚΑΤΑΙΡΩ
Transliteration A: epikataírō Transliteration B: epikatairō Transliteration C: epikatairo Beta Code: e)pikatai/rw

English (LSJ)

intr.,

   A swoop down upon, νεκροῖς ὥσπερ ὄρνιν Plu.Pomp.31.

German (Pape)

[Seite 946] darüber herfallen, νεκροῖς ὥςπερ ὄρνιν ἐπικαταίρειν Plut. Pomp. 31 E.

French (Bailly abrégé)

s’abattre sur.
Étymologie: ἐπί, καταίρω.

Greek Monolingual

ἐπικαταίρω (Α)
επιτίθεμαι από ψηλά εναντίον κάποιου, όπως τα σαρκοβόρα όρνια.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < επί + κατ-αίρω «εφορμώ»].