ὑποπτήσσω

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φύσις ἁπάντων τῶν διδαγμάτων κρατεῖ → Natura superat omne doctrinae genusNatur ist überlegen jedem Unterricht

Menander, Monostichoi, 213
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Transliteration A: hypoptḗssō Transliteration B: hypoptēssō Transliteration C: ypoptisso Beta Code: u(popth/ssw

English (LSJ)

   A crouch or cower beneath, like hares, birds, etc., πετάλοις ὑποπεπτηῶτες (Ep. pf. part. from shorter stem πτη-, cf. κατα-, προσ-πτήσσω) Il.2.312; ὑποπτήξας τάφῳ E.Hel.1203; ὑπέπτηχε cowers, Luc.Musc.Enc.4.    II metaph., crouch before another, bow down to, τινι X.Cyr.1.5.1; also ὑ. τοὺς νέους θεούς A.Pr.960, cf. 29, X.Cyr.1.6.8; τὸ τῶν Ἀθηναίων ἀξίωμα Aeschin.2.105: abs., to be modest or shy, X.Cyr.1.3.8.