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χαμαιπετής

χαμαιπετής, falling to the ground

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χαμαιπετῆ neuter nominative plural, neuter vocative plural, neuter accusative plural, masculine accusative singular, feminine accusative singular of χαμαιπετής

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χᾰμαι-πετής, ές, (πίπτω)
  • falling to the ground, χ. πίπτει πρὸς οὖδας E. Ba. 1111 (s. v. l.); φόνος χ. blood that has fallen on the earth, Id. Or. 1491 (lyr.); δόμοι . . χαμαιπετεῖς ἔκεισθʼ ἀεί ye were lying prostrate, A. Ch. 964 (lyr.); grovelling, μηδὲ . . χαμαιπετὲς βόαμα προσχάνῃς ἐμοί Id. Ag. 920; χ. [βέλος], of a spent missile, Aen.Tact. 32.9; χ. ἐλαῖαι windfall olives, Luc. Lex. 13.
      • 2 lying or sleeping on the ground, χ. ἀεὶ ὢν καὶ ἄστρωτος Pl. Smp. 203d.
      • 3 on the ground, χ. στιβάς, εὐνή, E. Tr. 507, Cyc. 386; δεῖπνον Posidon. 5J.
      • 4 of trees, creeping, dwarf, Plb. 13.10.8.
      • 5 flying low, χ. στρουθοί Luc. Dips. 2.
      • 6 Adv. -τῶς along the ground, like a gooseʼs flight, Id. Icar. 10.
    • II metaph., falling to the ground, i.e. coming to naught, λόγοι, ἔπος, Pi. O. 9.12, P. 6.37.
      • 2 grovelling, low, of style, κομιδῇ πεζὸν καὶ χ. Luc. Hist.Conscr. 16, cf. Somn. 13.

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