ὑποπτήσσω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[crouch]] or [[cower beneath]], like hares, birds, etc., <b class="b3">πετάλοις ὑποπεπτηῶτες</b> (Ep. pf. part. from shorter stem <b class="b3">πτη-</b>, cf. <b class="b3">κατα-, προσ-πτήσσω</b>) <span class="bibl">Il.2.312</span>; ὑποπτήξας τάφῳ <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hel.</span>1203</span>; ὑπέπτηχε [[cowers]], <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Musc.Enc.</span>4</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> metaph., [[crouch before]] another, [[bow down to]], τινι <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>1.5.1</span>; also ὑ. τοὺς νέους θεούς <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>960</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">29</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>1.6.8</span>; τὸ τῶν Ἀθηναίων ἀξίωμα <span class="bibl">Aeschin.2.105</span>: abs., to [[be modest]] or [[shy]], <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>1.3.8</span>.</span>