καταπτήσσω
καταπτήσσω, to crouch down, to lie crouching
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καταπτώσσοντʼ present active participle masculine accusative singular, present active participle masculine dative singular, present active participle neuter dative singular, present active indicative 3rd plural, present active participle masculine nominative dual, present active participle masculine vocative dual, present active participle masculine accusative dual, present active participle neuter nominative dual, present active participle neuter vocative dual, present active participle neuter accusative dual, present middle-passive indicative 3rd plural, imperfect middle-passive indicative 3rd plural, present active participle neuter nominative plural, present active participle neuter vocative plural, present active participle neuter accusative plural of καταπτήσσω
- crouch, cower, esp. from fear, καταπτήτην ὑπʼ ὄχεσφι Il. 8.136; καταπτήξας ὑπὸ θάμνῳ 22.191; κατὰ δʼ ἔπτηξαν ποτὶ γαίῃ Od. 8.190; λιμῷ καταπεπτηυῖα Hes. Sc. 265: also in Prose, κατέπτηχε μέντοι ταῦτα πάντα νῦν D. l.c., cf. D.H. 7.50; ταπεινοὶ -πτήξετε πρὸς τὸ μέλλον Plu. Aem. 27; διὰ τὸ μέγεθος Id. Sull. 7.
- 2 c. acc., cower beneath, ἐξουσίαν D.H. 11.18; τὸ θεοῦ κράτος Ph. 1.677, cf. 322, 2.600; of a breach in a wall, ἀπειλουμένην ὅσον οὔπω κατεπτηχέναι τὴν ἐπίκλυσιν Hld. 9.5.
sich niederducken vor Furcht ; τὼ δὲ δείσαντε καταπτήτην ὑπʼ ὄχεσφι Il. δ 136 ; κατὰ δʼ ἔπτηξαν ποτὶ γαίῃ od. δ 190 ; sich verbergen, verkriechen, εἴπερ κε λάθῃσι καταπτήξας ὑπὸ θάμνῳ Il. 22.191 ; sp.D., στεινῇσι καταπτήξας ἐν ἀγυιαῖς Opp. Hal. 2.410. Einzeln auch in Prosa, κατέπτηχε ταῦτα πάντα οὐκ ἔχοντα ἀποστροφήν Dem. 4.8, von Furcht erfüllt u. schmiegen sich ; ταπεινοὶ καταπτήξετε πρὸς τὸ μέλλον Plut. Aem. 27 ; ὡς δεδοικόσι τὴν ἰσχὺν αὐτοῦ καὶ κατεπτηχόσιν Dion.Hal. 7.50. Auch = anstaunen, τὸ μέγεθος καταπτῆξαι Plut. Sull. 7.
[κατα- 1.]
Aor. pple. καταπτήξας Il. 22.191.
3 dual aor. καταπτήτην Il. 8.136.
To crouch down or cower in fear. Of horses : ὑπʼ ὄχεσφιν Il. 8.136.
Of a fawn : ὑπὸ θάμνῳ Il. 22.191.
- 1to crouch down, to lie crouching or cowering, Hom., Hes.
- 2c. acc. to cower beneath, Plut.