ἐπικροτέω

English (LSJ)

   A rattle on or over, τὰ δ' ἐπικροτέοντα πέτοντο ἅρματα flew rattling over the ground, Hes.Sc.308.    2. c. acc., strike with a rattling sound, clash, κύμβαλα Alciphr.1.12; κρόταλα Luc.Syr.D. 44; γένειον Opp.C.2.244.    3. clap, applaud, Men.887, Plu.Ant. 12; τινί Luc.Cont.8.    4. c.dat.instr., ἐ. ὀδοῦσι chatter with one's teeth, Ps.-Luc.Philopatr.21; ἐ. τοῖς δακτύλοις snap the fingers, Eust. 1602.16: abs., Aristobul.9J.codd.Ath.