ἐπινείφω

ὁ λαγὼς τὸν περὶ τῶν κρεῶν τρέχει → save one's bacon, save one's neck, save one's skin

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Full diacritics: ἐπινείφω	Medium diacritics: ἐπινείφω	Low diacritics: επινείφω	Capitals: ΕΠΙΝΕΙΦΩ
Transliteration A: epineíphō	Transliteration B: epineiphō	Transliteration C: epineifo	Beta Code: e)pinei/fw

English (LSJ)

A snow upon, Thphr. HP 4.14.6 (Pass.), CP5.9.13 (Pass.); θεὸς ἐπινείφει δρόσον (i.e. manna) Ph.2.112: metaph., οἷς δ' ὁ θεὸς ἐπινείφει καὶ ἐπομβρεῖ τὰς ἀγαθῶν πηγάς Id.1.296, cf. 2.383:—Pass., ἐνθυμήματα are dropped, distilled into the mind, Id.1.441.
2. impers., ἐπινείφει fresh snow falls, or it keeps snowing, X.Cyn.8.1.