ἐπιπίπτω

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βορβόρῳ δ' ὕδωρ λαμπρὸν μιαίνων οὔποθ' εὑρήσεις ποτόνonce limpid waters are stained with mud, you'll never find a drink

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Transliteration A: epipíptō Transliteration B: epipiptō Transliteration C: epipipto Beta Code: e)pipi/ptw

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   A fall upon or over, ἐπέπιπτον ἀλλήλοις Th.7.84; ἐπί τι X.Oec.18.7, cf. Thphr.CP5.4.5: metaph., ἐπέπεσε μοῖρα Pi.Pae.2.64; ἐπί τι Isoc.5.89; διαλογισμοὶ ἐπιπίπτουσί τινι Plu.Oth.9.    2. of money, accrue, τὸ μέρος ὃ εὑρίσκομες ἐπιπῖπτον ἐπὶ τὸ χρέος τὸ ὀφειλόμενον SIG953.66 (Cnidus, ii B.C.).    II. fall upon in hostile sense, attack, assail, τινί Hdt.4.105, Th.3.112; ἀφυλάκτῳ αὐτῷ ἐ. Hdt.9.116; ἀφάρκτῳ τῷ στρατοπέδῳ Th.1.117; ἀπαρασκεύοις τοῖς ἐναντίοις X.Cyr.7.4.3; also ἐς τοὺς Ἕλληνας, v.l. for ἐσ-, Hdt.7.210; of storms, τοῖσι βαρβάροισι ὁ βορῆς ἐπέπεσε ib.189; χειμὼν ἐπιπεσών Pl.Prt. 344d; of winds meeting one another, Arist.Mete.364b3; of diseases, Hp.Aër.3; ἡ νόσος ἐ. τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις Th.3.87; so of grief, misfortunes, etc., οὐχὶ σοὶ μόνᾳ ἐπέπεσον λῦπαι E.Andr.1043 (lyr.), etc.; ἐπέπεσε πολλὰ καὶ χαλεπὰ κατὰ στάσιν ταῖς πόλεσι Th.3.82, etc.    2. come on after, ἐ. ῥῖγος πυρετῷ Hp.Aph.4.46.    3. accumulate, πλήθη σίτου ἐπιπεπτωκέναι PPetr.2p.62 (iii B.C.).