συγκύπτω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">bend forwards, stoop and lay heads together</b>, παιδάρια συγκύψανθ' ἅμα βληχᾶται <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>570</span>; <b class="b3">σ. πρὸς ἀλλήλας</b>, of mares, <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">HA</span>572a23</span>: metaph., <b class="b3">οἱ κακοῦντες τὰ κοινὰ συγκύψαντες ποιεῦσι</b> they do it <b class="b2">in concert</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.82</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">7.145</span>; καὶ συγκύψαντες ἅπαντες γελῶσιν <span class="bibl">Phryn.Com.3.6</span>; τοῦτο δ' εἰς ἕν ἐστι συγκεκυφός <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>854</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">draw together</b>, ἢν συγκύπτῃ τὰ κέρατα τοῦ πλαισίου <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>3.4.19</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">21</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">to be bowed down, bent double</b>, as under a burden, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Luc.</span> 13.11</span>, <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">Im.</span>2.20</span>; συγκεκῡφώς <span class="bibl">Them.<span class="title">Or.</span>7.90b</span>; σ. τῷ προσώπῳ <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Jb.</span>9.27</span>; <b class="b3">μελανίᾳ</b> ib.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">Si.</span>19.26</span>.</span>