κατασκήπτω
Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses
English (LSJ)
fut. -ψω E.Hipp.1418:—
A rush down or fall upon, Arist.Mu.395a25, D.S.16.80, etc.; of the rainbow, Arist.HA553b30; of divine visitations, τοῖσι Λακεδαιμονίοισι μῆνις κατέσκηψε Ταλθυβίου Hdt.7.134; ἐς ἀλλέλους ib.137; ἤν κατασκήψῃ ἐς τὴν Πελοπόννησον, of an omen, Id.8.65; ὀργαὶ κ. ἐς τὸ σὸν δέμας E.l.c.; τίς κατέσκηψεν τύχη; A.Supp.327; ἐς Οἰδίπου παῖδε Ἄρης κ. Ar.Fr.558; of Nemesis, D.H.3.23; esp. of sickness, attack, [ἡ νόσος] κατέσκηπτε ἐς ἄκρας χεῖρας καὶ πόδας Th.2.49, cf. Hp.Epid.3.8; εἰς γυναῖκας D.H.9.40; ῥεῦμα κ. τινὶ ἐς τὰ νεῦρα Paus.6.3.10, cf. Gal.1.286; ἡ ξανθὴ [χολὴ] ὀδόντι Alex.Aphr.Pr.1.40, etc. 2 c.acc., fall upon, τινα dub.l. in E.Med.94 (fort. τινι):—Pass., κατασκηφθέντα χωρία struck by lightning, Hsch.s.v. ἐνηλύσια. II causal, εἰς ὅ τι -σκήψει τέλος ὁ δαίμων νέμεσιν Plu.Aem.27. III κ. λιταῖς storm or importune with prayers, c.inf., S.OC1011. IV abs., break out, go forth, of a report, App.BC3.25; κ. εἰς τέλος come to an issue, of a war, D.H. 3.54.
