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ἐπικύπτω

ἐπικύπτω, to bend oneself

ἐπικύπτω, pf. (v. infr.):—
  • bend oneself over, stoop over, bow down, Hp. Art. 52, Ar. Th. 239; ὀρθὸς ἕστηκεν, μικρὸν ἐπικύπτων Arist. HA 522b18; of the horn of the moon, Thphr. Sign. 27; ἐ. ἐπί τι stoop down to get something, X. Cyr. 2.3.18; ἐ. ἐς βιβλίον pore over a book, Luc. Herm. 2; lean upon, τινί Id. DMort. 16[6].2; ἐ. τῷ συνεδρίῳ bend over towards it, Id. JTr. 11: pf. part. ἐπικεκῡφώς habitually stooping, Anaxandr. 37.

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