ἐγκάπτω

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Δελφῖνα νήχεσθαι διδάσκεις: ἐπὶ τῶν ἐν ἐκείνοις τινὰ παιδοτριβούντων, ἐν οἷς ἤσκηται → Teaching dolphins to swim: is applied to those who are teaching something among people who are already well versed in it

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Full diacritics: ἐγκάπτω Medium diacritics: ἐγκάπτω Low diacritics: εγκάπτω Capitals: ΕΓΚΑΠΤΩ
Transliteration A: enkáptō Transliteration B: enkaptō Transliteration C: egkapto Beta Code: e)gka/ptw

English (LSJ)

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   A ἐγκέκᾰφα AP9.316.6 (Leon.):—gulp down greedily, snap up, Ar.Pax7, V.791, Stratt.25, Hermipp.26, Alex.128.7; ἐ. αἰθέρα γνάθοις hold one's breath, E. Cyc.629.    II ἐγκάπτει· ἐκπνεῖ, Hsch.