straddle
From LSJ
κεῖται μὲν γαίῃ φθίμενον δέμας, ἡ δὲ δοθεῖσα ψυχή μοι ναίει δώματ' ἐπουράνια → my body lies mouldering in the ground, but the soul entrusted to me dwells in heavenly abodes
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. καθῆσθαι ἐπί (gen.).
straddling: V. ἐμβεβώς (acc.).