κατακύπτω
ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners
English (LSJ)
A bend down, stoop, πρόσσω γὰρ κατέκυψε Il.16.611, cf. Aristeas 91, Ev.Jo.8.8; to be bowed down by shame, AP12.8 (Strato). 2 look down from a window, LXX 4 Ki.9.32; stoop down and look, εἰς τὸν βυθόν Arr.Epict.2.16.22; κ. εἴσω τοῦ Χάσματος Luc.DMort.21.1; κ. ἐς τὸ ἄστυ Id.Pisc.39, cf. Icar.15.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1357] sich bücken, niederducken, πρόσσω γὰρ κατέκυψε, Il. 16, 611. 17, 527, u. Sp., bes. den Kopf vorn überbiegen, mit vorgebogenem Kopfe und Leibe wohin gucken, hinabsehen, εἴσω τοῦ χάσματος Luc. D. Mort. 21, 1, vgl. Icaromen. 15; die Augen zu Boden schlagen, Strat. 7 (XII, 8, vgl. ibd. 176 κάτω κύψας).
