επικύπτω

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ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κρείττων → the hidden attunement is better than the obvi­ous one, invisible connection is stronger than visi­ble, harmony we can't see is stronger than harmony we can, unseen harmony is stronger than what we can see

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Greek Monolingual

(AM ἐπικύπτω) κύπτω
1. σκύβω προς τα κάτω, πάνω από κάτι («ὀρθὸς ἕστηκεν ἢ μικρὸν ἐπικύπτων», Αριστοτ.)
2. σκύβω για να κάνω κάτι
μσν.
υποκύπτω
αρχ.
1. στηρίζομαι, ακουμπώ κάπου («τὸν ὑπέργηρον... οἰκέταις τέτταρσιν ἐπικεκυφότα», Λουκιαν.)
2. (η μτχ. παρακμ. ως επίθ.) ἐπικεκυφώς
σκυφτός, καμπούρης.