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ἐπινήχομαι

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Ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι → I seem, then, in just this little thing to be wiser than this man at any rate, that what I do not know I do not think I know either

Plato, Apology 21d
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Transliteration A: epinḗchomai Transliteration B: epinēchomai Transliteration C: epinichomai Beta Code: e)pinh/xomai

English (LSJ)

Dor.ἐπινεφελ-νάχ-[ᾱ],

   A swim upon, πόντῳ Batr.107, cf.Cerc. 17.11; flow over, τοῖς πεδίοις Hdn.8.4.3; παιδὸς ἐπενάχετο φωνά floated on the stream, Theoc.23.61; float, ὑγρὸν -όμενον ταῖς κρήναις Dsc.1.73, cf. Sor.1.115, Alex.Aphr.Pr.1.22; opp. καταδύεσθαι, Gp. 7.8.2; of Noah, Ph.1.455; ἀέρι ib.602: metaph., ib.166, Dam.Pr. 270.    2. swim to or over to, c. acc., Call.Del.21.    3. swim against, attack, ἄλλῳ ἐ. ἄλλος πότμον ἄγων Opp.H.2.46.