ἐνσκίμπτω
καὶ οἱ ἀμαθέστατοι τῶν ἰατρῶν τὸ αὐτὸ σοὶ ποιοῦσιν, ἐλεφαντίνους νάρθηκας καὶ σικύας ἀργυρᾶς ποιούμενοι καὶ σμίλας χρυσοκολλήτους: ὁπόταν δὲ καὶ χρήσασθαι τούτοις δέῃ, οἱ μὲν οὐδὲ ὅπως χρὴ μεταχειρίσασθαι αὐτὰ ἴσασιν → the most ignorant of doctors do the same as you, getting themselves ivory containers, silver cupping instruments, and gold-inlaid scalpels; but when it's time to use those things, they haven't the slightest notion of how to handle them
English (LSJ)
poet. ἐνισκ-, Ep. and Lyr. form of ἐνσκήπτω,
A lean upon, οὔδει ἐνισκίμψαντε καρήατα, of horses hanging their heads in grief for their master's loss, Il.17.437; fix, plant in, βέλος ἐνισκ. τινί A.R.3.153; ἐ. βολῇσι smite with its beams, of dawn, Id.4.113:— Pass., stick in, δόρυ οὔδει ἐνεσκίμφθη Il.16.612. II hurl upon one, κεραυνὸς ἐνέσκιμψε μόρον Pi.P.3.58 (v.l. ἐνέσκηψε) ; ὁππότ' ἀνίας . . πραπίδεσσιν ἐνισκίμψωσιν Ἔρωτες A.R.3.765; of a snake, ἐνισκ. ἰόν Nic.Th.140; βλοσυρὸν δάκος ib.336.
