περιίπταμαι
From LSJ
ἐν πιθήκοις ὄντα δεῖ εἶναι πίθηκον → in Rome we do as the Romans do | when in Rome, do as the Romans do | when in Rome, do as the Romans | when in Rome, do like the Romans do | when in Rome | being among monkeys one has to be a monkey
English (LSJ)
later form for περιπέτομαι, Arist.HA542b24, D.C. 58.5, Alex.Trall.Febr.4.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
περιίπταμαι: μεταγεν. τύπος τοῦ περιπέτομαι, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 5. 9, 2, Δίων Κ. 58. 5, κτλ.
Greek Monolingual
ΝΜΑ
πετώ επάνω και γύρω από κάτι.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < περι- + ἵπταμαι «πετώ»].
