κύπτω
Περὶ τοῦ ἐπέκεινα τοῦ νοῦ κατὰ μὲν νόησιν πολλὰ λέγεται, θεωρεῖται δὲ ἀνοησίᾳ κρείττονι νοήσεως → On the subject of that which is beyond intellect, many statements are made on the basis of intellection, but it may be immediately cognised only by means of a non-intellection superior to intellection
English (LSJ)
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A κύψω LXX Ps.9.31 (10.10): aor. ἔκυψα (v. infr.): pf. κέκῡφα Hp.Steril.217:—bend forward, stoop, πλευρά, τά οἱ κύψαντι παρ' ἀσπίδος ἐξεφαάνθη Il.4.468; ἔλαβεν . . κύψας ἐκ πεδίοιο 17.621, cf. 21.69; ὁσσάκι γὰρ κύψει' ὁ γέρων πιέειν μενεαίνων κτλ. Od.11.585; κ. ἐστὴν γῆν Hdt.3.14; κάτω κ. Ar.V.279 (lyr.), Thphr.Char.24.8; κεκυφότες εἰς γῆν καὶ εἰς τραπέζας Pl.R.586a; χαμᾶζε Plu.Ant.45: freq. in aor. part. with another Verb, ἔθει κύψας ran with the head down, i.e. at full speed, Ar.Ra.1091 (anap.); ὁμόσ' εἶμι κύψας Id.Ec.863; ἐς τὴν γῆν κύψασα κάτω βαδίζει Id.Fr.395; κύψας ἐσθίει eats stooping, i.e. greedily, Id.Pax33; sens. obsc., Hippon.22 Diehl. 2 hang the head from shame, οὗτος, τί κύπτεις; Ar.Eq.1354, Th.930; or sorrow, Amphis 30.6, Euphro 1.27, or thought, Epicr.11.21, 23 (anap.). 3 bow down under a burden, D.18.323. 4 κύψαι, = ἀπάγξασθαι, Archil.35, cf. Phot. 5 of animals, to be bowed forward, opp. the erect figure of man, Arist.PA657a15; κέρεα κεκυφότα ἐς τὸ ἔμπροσθε horns bent forward, of certain African oxen, Hdt.4.183; ἐπὴν ὁ στόμαχος [τῆς ὑστέρης] ἐς τὸν ἀρχὸν κεκύφῃ Hp. l.c.
