ἐπικαταίρω

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ἄμεινον γὰρ ἑαυτῷ φυλάττειν τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τοῦ ἑτέρων ἀφαιρεῖσθαι → for it is better to guard one's own freedom than to deprive another of his

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Transliteration A: epikataírō Transliteration B: epikatairō Transliteration C: epikatairo Beta Code: e)pikatai/rw

English (LSJ)

intr.,

   A swoop down upon, νεκροῖς ὥσπερ ὄρνιν Plu.Pomp.31.

German (Pape)

[Seite 946] darüber herfallen, νεκροῖς ὥςπερ ὄρνιν ἐπικαταίρειν Plut. Pomp. 31 E.

French (Bailly abrégé)

s’abattre sur.
Étymologie: ἐπί, καταίρω.

Greek Monolingual

ἐπικαταίρω (Α)
επιτίθεμαι από ψηλά εναντίον κάποιου, όπως τα σαρκοβόρα όρνια.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < επί + κατ-αίρω «εφορμώ»].