ἐπιθόρνυμαι

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ἀλώπηξ, αἰετοῦ ἅ τ' ἀναπιτναμένα ῥόμβον ἴσχει → a fox, which, by spreading itself out, wards off the eagle's swoop

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Full diacritics: ἐπιθόρνῠμαι Medium diacritics: ἐπιθόρνυμαι Low diacritics: επιθόρνυμαι Capitals: ΕΠΙΘΟΡΝΥΜΑΙ
Transliteration A: epithórnymai Transliteration B: epithornymai Transliteration C: epithornymai Beta Code: e)piqo/rnumai

English (LSJ)

cover, of the male, βουσί Luc.Am.22, etc.; ἐ. ταῖς γεγαμημέναις Philostr.V A5.29, cf. Im.2.3: abs., Ael.N A10.2, al.

German (Pape)

[Seite 943] bespringen, sich begatten, γυναιξί, Philostr. v. Apoll. 5, 29; gew. von Tieren, βουσί, Luc. Amor. 22; Ael. N. A. 17, 46.

French (Bailly abrégé)

litt. s'élancer sur, saillir, τινι.
Étymologie: ἐπί, θόρνυμαι.

Greek Monolingual

ἐπιθόρνυμαι (Α)
εκσπερματίζω, οχεύω, βατεύω (συν. για άρρενα ζώα).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < επί + θόρνυμαι «ορμώ, πηδώ»].

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἐπιθόρνῠμαι: зоол. устремляться, вскакивать, покрывать (ταῦρος βουσὶν ἐπιθόρνυται Luc.).