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ἐπεισπίπτω

ἐπεισπίπτω, to fall in upon

ἐπεισ-πίπτω,
  • fall or burst in upon, c. dat., ναυστάθμοις E. Rh. 448; ἐ. αὐτοῖς πίνουσι X. Cyr. 7.5.27: also c. acc., ἐ. πόλιν E. HF 34: abs., τὰ ἐπεσπίπτοντα Hp. Vict. 1.10; burst in, S. OC 915, E. Hec. 1042, J. BJ 6.9.4.
      • 2 fall upon, βρονταὶ καὶ πρηστῆρές τινι ἐπεσπίπτουσι Hdt. 7.42.
      • 3 metaph., ἐπεισπίπτει οἰκοτριβὴς δαπάνη Critias 6.14.

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