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ἐπιπέτομαι

ἐπιπέτομαι, to fly to

ἐπιπέτομαι, fut. -πτήσομαι Hdt. 7.15: aor. ἐπεπτάμην or -όμην (v. infr.); later, also in act. form ἐπέπτην, part. ἐπιπτάς AP 11.407 (Nicarch.), Alciphr. 3.59, Porph. Abst. 1.25:—
  • fly to or towards, καθʼ ὅμιλον ἐπιπτέσθαι μενεαίνων Il. 4.126; οἱ . . ἐπέπτατο δεξιὸς ὄρνις 13.821; ἐ. σοὶ τωὐτὸ ὄνειρον Hdt. 7.15; ᾗ ʼπέπτετο Ar. Av. 48; ἀετὸς ἐπιπτόμενος αἴσιος X. Cyr. 2.4.19.
      • 2 c. acc., fly over, πεδία E. Hel. 1486 (lyr.); γῆν καὶ θάλατταν Ar. Av. 118; ἐ. ἀρούραις Ael. NA 17.16: metaph., καινὰ καὶ θάυμαστὰ ἐ. fly over to, run eagerly after, Ar. Av. 1471 (lyr.); ἐπὶ πάντα τὰ λεγόμενα ὥσπερ ἐπιπτόμενοι flitting from one to another, Pl. R. 365a.
      • 3 fly at or on to, of a male bird, Arist. HA 564b4.

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