προσπίτνω

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ψυχῆς ἀγῶνα τὸν προκείμενον πέρι δώσων → to stand the appointed trial for his life, to stand the appointed struggle for life and death

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Transliteration A: prospítnō Transliteration B: prospitnō Transliteration C: prospitno Beta Code: prospi/tnw

English (LSJ)

poet. for προσπίπτω (v. πίτνω),

   A fall upon a person's neck, embrace, τοῖς φιλτάτοις E.El.576; νεκρῷ Id.Med.1205; ἀμφὶ γενειάδα Id.HF1208 (lyr.).    2 come in, come upon the scene, Id.Ph. 1429.    II of things, fall upon, ἰοὶ προσπίτνοντες ὤλλυσαν A.Pers. 461; of passion, σοὶ φρενῶν χόλος π. E.Med.1266 (lyr.).    III fall down to or before, supplicate, abs., αἰτοῦ δὲ προσπίτνουσα S.El.453: c. dat., προσπίτνομέν σοι Id.OC1754 (anap.): more freq. c. acc., A. Pers.152 (anap.), E.Ph.924, Andr.537 (anap.), Tr.762; ἐμὸν γόνυ Id.Supp.10; μνῆμα Id.Hel.64; προσπίτνω σε γόνασι S.Ph.485; γονυπετεῖς ἕδρας π. τινά fall before one in kneeling posture, E.Ph.293 (lyr.): c. inf., π. σε μὴ θανεῖν I beseech thee that I may not die, Id.El. 221.    IV fall upon, attack, τινα Id.Ba.1115.