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ἀφάπτω

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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

Plato, Laws, 719c
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Transliteration A: apháptō Transliteration B: aphaptō Transliteration C: afapto Beta Code: a)fa/ptw

English (LSJ)

aor. ἀφῆψα, imper.

   A ἄφαψον Ph.Bel.65.37:—fasten from or upon, ἅμματα ἀπάψας having tied knots on a string, Hdt.4.98, cf. Hp.Fist.4:— Med., LXXPr.3.3, al.:—Pass., to be hung on, hang on, pf. part. ἀπαμμένος (Ion. for ἀφημμ-) Hdt.2.121.δ; ἀφημμένος ἐκ ποδεώνων Theoc. 22.52.    2 metaph. of argument, Gal.16.82.